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.
Alitalia’s shareholders and board of directors voted in favor of filing for Italy’s equivalent of bankruptcy protection on May 2, after union members last week voted down a compromise on labor cuts.
FRANKFURT—Air Berlin is on the lookout for “new partnerships and cooperations” as the airline tries to speed up its restructuring process. The airline, 29.2% owned by Etihad Airways, will be seeking these partnerships “in the coming weeks and months,” according to new CEO Thomas Winkelmann. While he did not specify the exact form they could take, partnership in the context of the ongoing Air Berlin crisis almost certainly can be translated into equity investment.
