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.
Emirates is giving up management control of SriLankan Airlines and has not ruled out selling its stake in the carrier. Emirates President Tim Clark said that the SriLankan government wanted greater day-to-day control over the running of the airline. “We just felt that was not compatible with what we wanted to do and it was best that we agreed amicably to let the agreement lapse and give them a chance to take back control of the company,” Clark said in an interview.
Turkish Airlines plans to launch a low-fare subsidiary this year. The company said in a regulatory filing last Friday that the new entity will be based on a Boeing 737-400 operation. The as-yet-unnamed carrier will be based in the country’s capital, Ankara. Turkish Airlines plans to launch 10 new routes this year, mainly to European destinations to position itself against a growing number of low-fare carriers that enter the Turkish market.
