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.
Three parties have shown an interest in acquiring a major stake in LOT Polish Airlines, according to the Polish Finance Ministry. Among the potential investors is one airline and one private equity group, the ministry said without identifying them. LOT has been looking for new investors for years and reinforced its efforts in recent months.
German regional carrier Eurowings intends to phase out all of its 17 Bombardier CRJ200s plus two CRJ700s, starting at the end of March. The company expects to cut several hundreds of the 1,200 jobs and plans to base future operations on a fleet of CRJ900s. A merger with Lufthansa CityLine, the other regional carrier in the Lufthansa Group, is also on the agenda, but not yet decided.
A majority of Aer Lingus pilots accepted in principle a cost-cutting plan proposed by the airline in an effort to return to profitability. Aer Lingus wants pilots to contribute €30 million of the targeted €97 million in savings. Nearly 65% of pilots voted in favor of the proposal. The Irish Air Line Pilots Association says it is ready to talk with the airline about details and implementation. The airline’s shares rose by more than 4% on Friday when the ballot results became known.
