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.
To help themselves through the global economic downturn, Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines are strengthening their ties across the Atlantic. The joint venture “is an excellent way of adapting to the crisis,” according to Air France CEO Pierre-Henri Gourgeon. It will improve the participating airlines’ ability to tailor capacity as needed, while maintaining service in all of their markets.
BMI’s majority shareholder Michael Bishop launched legal action against Lufthansa to strongarm the German airline into a previously arranged takeover. “BBW Partnership Ltd. (BBW), controlling shareholder of BMI, yesterday issued proceedings in the high court to declare that BBW has fulfilled all the necessary regulatory requirements to complete the sale of BMI to Lufthansa AG, and seek that Lufthansa be required to complete the acquisition of the shares,” the statement says. BBW is Bishop’s investment vehicle.
Air France-KLM and Delta signed a joint-venture agreement yesterday covering their entire North Atlantic operations. The deal includes a total of about 200 daily long-haul flights or a capacity of 50,000 daily seats, the airlines said at a news conference in Paris. This represents about 25% of the total transatlantic capacity.
