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.
The European Commission approved the planned takeover of BMI by Lufthansa without conditions. The commission said in a statement that it does not see any significant impact on competition when the two carriers combine. It looked at 30 overlapping routes in particular, most of them intra-European, but also some connecting long-haul sectors, such as London-Jeddah and London-Riyadh.
EADS’ first-quarter profit took a big hit, as the group suffered from significant a revenue decline and one off costs at its most important subsidiary, Airbus.
Private Afghan carrier Safi Airways hopes it can soon expand its network to include more European destinations following the launch of three-times-weekly services from Kabul to Frankfurt. The airline is looking at places such as Amsterdam, London and Paris as a next step in its ambitious plans to become Afghanistan’s primary international airline.
