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.
Aer Lingus CEO Dermott Mannion believes that Ryanair's takeover attempt of the Irish carrier will fail; "Ryanair's bid won't succeed," he said in an interview.
FL Group yesterday sold its stake in Icelandair for $380 million; the move comes as a surprise, as the investment company earlier targeted an initial public offering for the airline.
Lufthansa last week signed a contract for 30 Airbus A320 family aircraft and five A330-300s. The order is made up of five A319s, 10 A320s and 15 A321s, and includes options for 30 more aircraft. The deal was originally announced in September. Lufthansa is expected to announce a large order for long-range jets in the next few months, but the exact timing is understood to depend on the launch of the Airbus A350, in which the airline is interested. -JF
