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.
Air Berlin’s pilots overwhelmingly voted in favor of a strike after the airline and pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) failed to reach an agreement on new work rules.
Olympic Air and Meridiana have entered a code-sharing deal that became effective on Aug. 16. Italian carrier Meridiana will put its code on Olympic services from Athens to Rome and Milan Malpensa. Olympic Air will code share on Meridiana flights from Athens to Milan Malpensa and Verona, from Mykonos to Milan and Verona, from Santorini to Milan and from Mykonos to Bari. Meridiana is Italy’s second-largest airline behind Alitalia and has a strong focus on leisure destinations.
