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.
It was certainly no coincidence that Etihad Airways announced its tie-up with Air France-KLM on the same day that Qatar Airways confirmed it will join the Oneworld alliance. But the two deals are about much more than just well-known rivalries.
Lufthansa will retain the Germanwings brand for its new lower-cost venture, which is scheduled to launch next year, and has marked the announcement by pulling out of vast parts of its current European network and transferring flight operations for non-hub traffic from the mainline carrier to the current Germanwings network.
AMSTERDAM — The collapse of merger talks between EADS and BAE Systems raises serious questions about the future course of both companies and shows how much influence European governments have over EADS. The two companies called off their planned merger Oct. 10, hours before the expiration of a deadline set by a British takeover commission. Executives mustered last-ditch efforts to save the deal, but it had become increasingly clear since late last week that political reservations could not be overcome.
