He started his journalism career in 1992 as a freelance writer for Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s largest daily national newspaper and soon specialised in air transport. Jens joined Aviation Week and Aviation Daily in 2000 as one of the European correspondents. Later his role was expanded to cover international air transport. In 2013 he was named Managing Editor Commercial.
Jens frequently appears on radio and TV to comment on industry matters. In 2003, he received the Hugo Junkers Award of the German aviation press for his coverage of Fairchild Dornier’s bankruptcy. He was named the country’s top travel and air transport writer by the Travel Industry Club three times. Jens graduated from the Munich School of Journalism.
Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz points out that the airline is shifting its overall company strategy, albeit in a subtle way. In his view, the airline has been perceived as a company focused on the needs of business travelers. “But the future growth will strongly be linked to private travel,” he told journalists at an event in Frankfurt. Franz pointed out that this will be reflected in fare levels, as well as in how the network evolves.
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) named Athar Husain Khan as the new deputy secretary general. Khan will be in charge of AEA’s political team, dealing with issues such as aviation’s inclusion in the European emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS). Khan has been general manager of infrastructure at AEA since 2007. He was previously director of government and industry affairs at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and worked for the Dutch government as an air traffic rights negotiator.
Europe's fifth-largest airline, Air Berlin, can still be saved if its leaders take rapid and decisive measures, but many doubt the carrier's currently proposed initiatives will be enough.
