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 group, which owns British Airways (BA), Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, has identified tougher-than-expected conditions in many of its key markets, leading to overcapacity and lower-than-predicted average yields.
Air France-KLM is launching a new initiative to fight back against growing competition from Persian Gulf carriers and will create a new airline for medium- and long-haul routes.
