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 will remain the sole bidder in the privatization of Austrian Airlines now that state holding company OEIAG ruled yesterday that it will not accept any competing bids. That decision finally rules out efforts by Air France-KLM and S7 Airlines to re-enter the process.
Three former and one current British Airways executive are facing up to five years in prison if they are convicted of illegal price fixing in a trial that is to begin Jan. 13.
Air Arabia placed another firm order for 10 Airbus A320s yesterday. The order comes on top of an earlier commitment for 34 aircraft of the same type. Air Arabia currently operates 16 A320s, but has big expansion plans. Among others, it is setting up an affiliate in Morocco, Air Arabia Maroc, that will serve the North African market and also routes into Europe. Air Arabia is based in Sharjah/United Arab Emirates and was the region’s first low-cost carrier.
