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 airline will initially base two Airbus A320s at the Spanish airport. From there, it will serve several destinations in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
Lufthansa and Etihad Airways are now in advanced stages of negotiations in a wide-ranging deal that includes a large Air Berlin wet-lease agreement and codesharing between the two rival carriers, several industry sources told Aviation Daily.
