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.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has cleared one of the last major hurdles ahead of its planned takeover of Aer Lingus after Ryanair said it will accept the group’s offer to sell its stake in the fellow Irish airline.
The airline will start flying four daily Gatwick-Boston round-trips in May 2016. Norwegian started long-haul low-cost flights from Gatwick in 2014, with services to Los Angeles, New York and Fort Lauderdale.
Federal officials are investigating American, United, Delta and Southwest airlines to determine if they are coordinating efforts to keep capacity down so that ticket prices remain high. If they are found in violation of antitrust laws, they could face huge fines.
