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 be the 28th member of the alliance. It is filling a gap left by the departure of TAM, which switched alliances to Oneworld as a result of its merger with LAN Airlines to form the LATAM Group.
The airline, announced as a new Star Alliance member at the group’s Chief Executive Board meeting, could have access to 10 Airbus A350-900s on order by its parent Synergy Group, which also controls 52% of Avianca Holdings in Colombia.
