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.
Emirates will introduce a daily Airbus A380 service from Dubai to Rome on Dec. 1. The aircraft replaces a Boeing 777-300 used on the route. Emirates has 15 A380s that serve London Heathrow, Manchester, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Toronto, Seoul, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Jeddah, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney and Auckland from Dubai.
Munich International Airport has received regulatory approval by a key regional authority to build a third runway. A district government stated in its decision that Germany’s second-largest airport has proven the need for additional infrastructure given its recent growth rates.
Air France-KLM plans to help restart financially struggling Air Ivoire and could even take a minority stake in the airline. The national carrier of the Ivory Coast has been grounded for several months as a result of its poor financial condition. It served mainly regional destinations and operated one long-haul flight to Paris.
