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.
The European Commission is stepping up against the Siberian overflight charges commonly paid by European carriers for many of their Asian services. The EC sent "letters of formal notice" to both Bulgaria and the Czech Republic saying it is concerned that the two countries' bilateral air service agreements with Russia contravene European Union law.
Exhibitors at the Aircraft Interior Expo are expecting “another seismic change” in the inflight entertainment (IFE) industry, as Lumexis CEO Doug Cline puts it. While he believes there has not been a lot of pressure to innovate in several years, the advent of new technologies has opened the market to many new competitors. “The question is, who will survive?”
Jade Cargo International named Frank Naeve as its new CEO. The 41-year-old replaces Kay Kratky, who was promoted to head Lufthansa passenger airline’s Frankfurt division. Naeve has been with Lufthansa Cargo since 1989. He was general manager-sales, Greater Shanghai, before becoming VP-margin management at the airline. Lufthansa Cargo, German Development Bank and Shenzhen Airlines set up Shenzhen-based Jade Cargo in 2004. The airline operates six Boeing 747-400ERFs, mainly from Shenzhen, Shanghai and Tianjin.
