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.
Lufthansa’s new CEO Carsten Spohr insists the airline will hold to a tough position with its pilot union VC as its dispute over the future of a pension scheme escalates. Spohr (47) said on the sidelines of the company’s annual general meeting that he would even be prepared to deal with further strikes if needed.
Air Berlin bought more time for its corporate turnaround without a change to its shareholder structure for now, but a lot of questions remain as to how far-reaching and sustainable its new agreements are and whether they will be sufficient for a reality check that might come as soon as later this year. As part of a broader emergency rescue exercise, the debt-ridden, money-losing German carrier has emitted yet another convertible bond, signed exclusively by its
