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.
After years of conflict and a total of 29 strike days, Lufthansa and its pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit appear to have finally reached an agreement that solves all contentious issues.
Lufthansa plans to pay only about half the regular passenger fees on routes it will operate in direct competition with Ryanair, according to company sources.
Turkish Airlines is slowing down its planned capacity growth further over the next five years, as the airline struggles to cope with the fallout of Turkey’s strained political relations.
