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.
Swiss Air Lines CEO Christoph Franz yesterday was named deputy CEO of Lufthansa by the company’s board of directors. Franz will be in charge of the passenger airline business and is now expected to succeed Wolfgang Mayrhuber as the group’s CEO at the end of 2010. With Franz, Lufthansa is adding a fourth member to its executive board.
Cargolux posted a $61 million net loss in 2008, mainly because of a $119 million settlement with the U.S. Dept. of Justice over alleged price fixing that was recorded in the fiscal year.
