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.
Lufthansa said yesterday it is in “constructive negotiations” with the shareholders of Brussels Airlines to buy the Belgian airline in a two-step approach. Should final negotiations and due diligence be successful in the next few weeks, Europe’s second- largest airline will buy a 45% stake in Brussels Airlines for EUR65 million. Two years later, Lufthansa can buy the remaining 55% for a price that depends on the development of Brussels Airlines’ value, a Lufthansa statement makes clear.
A consortium of 16 private investors appear ready to inject EUR1billion into a new Alitalia that has previously disposed of its debts and various company units; the plan is to be presented to the Alitalia board on Friday.
