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.
Air Berlin is hiring 120 more co-pilots, the airline said yesterday. The airline also looks for 700 more cabin crew as it prepares to resume growth next year. Air Berlin plans to take delivery of 26 additional aircraft in 2010, but will also return a significant yet undefined number of aircraft to lessors. It plans to grow traffic by around 3%-4%.
Emirates has been forced to raise business-class fares on three sixth-freedom routes from Germany and is considering filing a formal complaint with the European Commission. The airline said it is complying with an order issued by the German federal authority for goods transport “under protest.” The office says other airlines have been urged to raise fares, too, but it declined to identify the carriers. Germany’s Transport Ministry declined to comment.
