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.
Etihad Airways is taking the development of its “equity alliance” program further by creating a regional network. The scheme, Etihad Regional, is initially intended to provide broader traffic feed to Etihad in Europe, but the airline is considering extending the scheme to other markets over time.
Dubai Airports is working on an updated masterplan that is likely to accelerate the schedule for significant expansion of the new Dubai World Central airport. Emirates Airline Chairman Sheikh Ahmad bin Said Al Makhtoum on the opening day of the Dubai air show said that an announcement on the lastest plans is going to be made within the next month or two.
The lack of adequate aviation infrastructure in Latin America is one of the key challenges for the air transport industry in the region, International Air Transport Association CEO and Director General Tony Tyler says.
