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.
Reacting to the spectacular emergency landing of one of its Fokker 70s earlier this week, Austrian has grounded its entire Fokker 70 fleet as a precautionary measure. All eight remaining aircraft were flown to Vienna Airport on Wednesday evening and remain grounded for detailed inspections of their engines, deicing and monitoring systems, as well as the ice impact trays.
Star Alliance partners Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines are ending their cooperation across the North Atlantic, and Lufthansa will remove its code from the daily service from Frankfurt to New York Kennedy. An airline spokesperson said the move was a routine measure. However, according to industry sources, the decision was due to tensions within Star.
Backed by relatively good news from two of the three biggest European airlines, shares of major European carriers surged yesterday, showing that investors are increasingly confident about the sector's outlook. On Tuesday, British Airways reported solid traffic figures for December and a relatively optimistic outlook for 2004 with regard to premium travel. On Wednesday, Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber said the company had reached its breakeven goal for 2003; financial results will be published by the end of March.
