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 first Boeing 777-300ER will leave the fleet this year. But the arrival of more Airbus A380s and new -300ERs will ensure that the carrier still grows at 7–8% per year.
The operation will be purely domestic, as India’s bilateral air service agreements would preclude a foreign-owned airline from flying routes between India and third countries.
