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 is boosting capacity at Duesseldorf Airport after a cap on daily movements was eased. The airline plans to add about 40 weekly services to seven destinations in January 2006 and says this is a first step to better match capacity with demand. Duesseldorf Airport is situated in Germany's most densely populated region but is limited in capacity because of local noise regulation. The airline plans to add Madrid and Nice, France, as new destinations and add frequencies to Birmingham, Manchester, Rome, Barcelona and Lyon.
Two-year-old low-fare carrier Air Arabia is pushing for more liberal air service agreements, hoping to continue its rapid expansion and developing into an even more serious competitor for legacy carriers in the Persian Gulf region.
Germany's airline market is likely to undergo sweeping changes, following DBA's large fleet order, the death of Germania founder Hinrich Bischoff and Ryanair's capacity boost at Hahn airport.
