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.
The International Air Transport Assn. (IATA) is pushing for further improvements in airline safety, as a series of accidents in 2005 highlights concerns over the level of performance in Africa and South America.
To help preserve a viable European air transport insurance market that is increasingly fickle due to terrorism concerns, industry and government officials this year are looking to overhaul liability rules that date back more than 50 years.
EasyJet plans to add 14 new routes to its network from March through May, going head-to-head with some flag carriers, most notably Alitalia. The low-fare airline is competing directly with Alitalia in three of its new markets -- Milan-Palermo, Milan-Naples and Lisbon-Milan. Portugalia and TAP Air Portugal also are set to fly the Lisbon-Milan route when easyJet starts daily flights April 21. EasyJet will compete directly with Air France between Lisbon and Paris with daily flights beginning March 1.
