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 is expanding its African presence through a new cooperation with local carrier Astral Aviation. The airline is offering seven new destinations on the continent. Freight will be flown on Lufthansa Cargo’s MD-11s to Nairobi, from where it is taken over by Astral. The Kenyan airline operates DC-9s, Fokker F27s, Antonov An-12s and Cessna Caravans.
Mounting deferrals of A380s are further undermining Airbus’s efforts to achieve profitability for the program, and could push the financial break-even point for the aircraft past 2020.
Air Berlin is likely to face a pilot strike in the coming days after members of pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) voted in favor of a work stoppage. A majority of the VC members — 82% — voted to support union leadership if they call a strike, and union sources say crews could walk off the job anytime in the coming days.
