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.
Lufthansa has begun to look at ways that it could integrate the remaining parts of its struggling competitor Air Berlin after the two sides signed a far-reaching wet-lease agreement last week.
Lufthansa will enter into a codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways, as the latter carrier’s affiliate Air Berlin starts wet-leasing services on its behalf from February 2017.
