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.
The growth of low-cost carriers (LCCs) in Europe will speed consolidation among network and charter carriers, but is some time away for the low-fare airlines themselves, Andreas Knorr, an economist at the University of Bremen, said at the Hamburg Aviation Conference.
The Air France/KLM merger has officials at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport concerned about competition with Paris Charles de Gaulle, particularly for long-haul services. A British Airways/KLM Royal Dutch Airlines merger would have been the more attractive option for Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Joop Krul of Schiphol Airport told delegates at the Hamburg Aviation Conference.
After years of struggling to become established in the market, Italian regional carrier Gandalf Airlines prepared last week to file for bankruptcy. The carrier said it failed to find an investor who would inject fresh equity into the ailing company. In 2002, Gandalf recorded a EUR21 million loss on sales of EUR51 million.
