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.
Aegean Airlines is trying to reassure its customers that it is operating its flight schedule normally in the wake of bank closures, capital controls and uncertainty over Greece's future in the Eurozone.
FRANKFURT— Air Berlin is readying for additional network cuts, as it finalizes an in-depth review of its current flying program and hints at upcoming staff-cost reductions.
FRANKFURT— Lufthansa is facing a new round of pilot strikes, after the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilot union rejected a proposed arbitration process on July 6.
