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.
EasyJet plans to add 14 new routes to its network from March through May, going head-to-head with some flag carriers, most notably Alitalia. The low-fare airline is competing directly with Alitalia in three of its new markets -- Milan-Palermo, Milan-Naples and Lisbon-Milan. Portugalia and TAP Air Portugal also are set to fly the Lisbon-Milan route when easyJet starts daily flights April 21. EasyJet will compete directly with Air France between Lisbon and Paris with daily flights beginning March 1.
The U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) slammed British Airways in a recent report over a 2003 incident, highlighting sloppy oversight and flawed maintenance and demanding changes to work practices. The AAIB concluded the incident "had been caused by maintenance errors..." and that "the events were the result of a combination of errors on the part of the individuals involved and systemic issues that had greatly increased the probability of such errors being committed."
