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.
Cyprus Airways is taking one additional Airbus A320 to grow its mainline fleet. The airline is leasing the aircraft from CIT for 4.5 years, the carrier said. The new aircraft will bring its A320 family fleet up to eight units.
Europe’s regional airlines are concerned the traffic recovery may not be strong enough to carry many financially weak carriers through the coming winter. At the recent European Regions Airline Assn. (ERA) annual meeting here, carriers expressed confidence that the worst is behind them in terms of traffic. ERA Director General Mike Ambrose even made a plea for financial assistance by European governments, but at the same time admitted that is unlikely to actually happen.
Lufthansa is reviving its onboard FlyNet Internet offering. The airline signed up as launch customer for Panasonic Avionics eXConnect broadband service. The deal was formally signed yesterday in Frankfurt by Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber and Panasonic Avionics CEO Paul Margis. Financial details will not be disclosed.
