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 International Air Transport Association (IATA) warns that demand for international air travel will continue to be hurt by political unrest in the Middle East and the consequences of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
CSA Czech Airlines has ended a code-sharing agreement with SkyTeam partner Air France. The unusual decision affects services from Prague to Paris, Marseille and Strasbourg. CSA said it will remain a member of SkyTeam, and stated the move was part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. Air France said it has increased daily frequencies to Prague from three to five to provide adequate choice for its passengers.
Hamburg Airways has received its air operator’s certificate from Germany’s civil aviation authority LBA. The airline plans to start flying shortly, initially with two Airbus A319s. It plans to operate on behalf of large tour operators and is also targeting the ad-hoc charter market. Hamburg Airways was set up by Christoph von Saldern, who owned predecessor Hamburg International. The carrier had to file for bankruptcy after a loan agreement was unexpectedly terminated and it could not get access to fresh funding in the short time available.
