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.
Greek regional airline Aegean said this week it will place an order for eight Airbus A320 family aircraft. The new fleet will replace Aegean's existing batch of 12 leased Boeing 737-300s in the next few years. The Airbus order will also include options for 12 more aircraft and will be finalized by the end of October, the company said. Aegean plans to replace the 737s from 2009 onward. -JF
The European Commission is expected to rule today that Olympic Airlines must pay back up to EUR500 million (US$613 million) in illegal state aid (DAILY, Sept. 9) it received from the Greek government, a crippling blow to the financially troubled carrier.
Lufthansa Cargo will raise selected prices by up to 5%, the airline said on Monday. Affected are routes to Asia, the company said. "Airplanes from Asia to Europe are full to the brim, for example from China and Singapore, but that's not the case the other way around," a spokesman said. The changes will take effect Oct. 1. -JF
