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.
Etihad Airways is facing serious questions about its crew scheduling procedures and ultimately its safety standards following a near controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accident at Pakistan’s Peshawar airport, several industry sources say.
Air Berlin plans to lease up to 10 Boeing 787s from 2010 on, CEO Joachim Hunold told The DAILY. The aircraft are likely to be sourced from ILFC's large 787 order. ILFC recently increased its order to 74 aircraft.
Lufthansa and Russian airline conglomerate AiRUnion will enter a cooperation accord that is likely to see AiRUnion become a member of Star Alliance. The two sides yesterday said they will start by selling each other's tickets in summer 2008. Lufthansa will then also move its Moscow operations from Shereyetmevo to Domodedovo Airport, AiRUnion's base. (All Star Alliance members will be operating out of Domodedovo from March 2008.) The agreement foresees integration of frequent flyer programs and code sharing in the medium term.
