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.
LTU International Airways, one of two long-haul charter carriers in Germany, is talking to three potential investors, an industry executive said yesterday.
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) extended its approval for the British Airways/Qantas alliance on the kangaroo route between London and Sydney for another five years.
Wizzair, the Hungarian low-fare airline that started operations last year, is looking at an initial public offering in 2008. Airline CEO Joszef Varadi told The DAILY his carrier does not need another capital infusion between the last increase in December (EUR25 million) and the potential flotation. The airline plans to finance the growth with its own resources. Varadi also reports that Wizzair -- with bases in Hungary and Poland -- will post profits for the first time in the spring, less than one year after the launch of services.
