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.
Lufthansa Cargo yesterday took over the European cargo handling for Croatia Airlines. The specialist will be responsible for sales, handling and accounting on all Croatia Airlines services from European destinations to Zagreb. The airline will continue to handle cargo itself on all outbound services. The two companies have started cooperating in 2007. Croatia Airlines serves Amsterdam, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, Barcelona and Copenhagen. Croatia Airlines and Lufthansa are both members of the Star Alliance.
Lufthansa is putting its code on seven more Brussels Airlines routes. The two carriers will code share on services from Brussels to Bujumbura, Burundi; Banjul, Gambia; Douala and Jaounde, Cameroon; Nairobi, Kenya; Monrovia, Liberia; and Abidjan, Ivory Coast. In return, Brussels Airlines is putting its code on Lufthansa’s flights from Frankfurt to Accra, Ghana; Khartoum, Sudan, as well as Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa.
Austrian low-fare carrier FlyNiki plans to add four aircraft to its fleet next year. The carrier will then operate 16 aircraft including two on lease from 24% shareholder Air Berlin. FlyNiki expects to carry 2.6 million passengers this year, up from 2.1 million in 2008, founder Niki Lauda said. Revenues are to total €275 million and Lauda believes the airline will exceed last year’s €7 million profit. In 2010, the airline plans to fly 3.8 million passengers and reach €400 million in revenues.
