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.
Germany's air accident investigation bureau BFU launched an inquiry into an incident last month involving a Condor Boeing 767 and a Thomas Cook Airlines 757 flying from Europe to the U.S. In the June 24 incident, the two aircraft came within one mile horizontally and 600 feet vertically of each other, with separation minima at 60 miles and 1000 feet, respectively. Condor and BFU confirmed the information, but declined to give more details pending the investigation.
Europe's low-fare airlines will have to live with much flatter growth rates in the next five years and need to adopt new strategies in order to survive, according to a study released by McKinsey & Co.
German low-fare airline DBA faces an uncertain future following majority owner Hinrich Bischoff's decision to pull out of the company this month. DBA bought back Bischoff's 64% stake after only four contentious months involving bitter disputes about union influence and operational standards. The move leaves the company without a financially powerful backer, but Chairman Hans-Rudolf Woehrl insists that this will not affect day-to-day operations.
