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 will base six Embraer 195s at Milan Malpensa Airport. The aircraft will be operated by its fully owned Italian subsidiary Air Dolomiti and will be deployed on European routes. The decision comes as Alitalia is reducing its presence at Malpensa. Lufthansa is rumored to be considering basing long-haul aircraft at Malpensa, but recently stated that it currently did not have any such plans.
Lufthansa will take majority ownership of its British affiliate BMI, according to a statement made by CFO Stephan Gemkow. “We are committed to exercising this option,” Gemkow said on Friday during a conference call with reporters. There are no ongoing discussions with BMI’s current majority owner, Michael Bishop, but Gemkow does not consider them to be necessary.
U.K. competition authorities believe the BAA’s ownership of seven airports in the country is hurting consumers, signaling it may call for changes in the airport authority’s structure. But regulators will wait until August until stating more clearly if they want BAA to be broken up over concerns that the organization’s hold on key markets is stifling the development of the airports and service quality for travelers.
