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.
British Airways plans sweeping changes to its India route network, following the recent breakthrough to liberalize the bilateral air services agreement between India and the U.K. (DAILY, April 14).
Ryanair plans to expand its Hahn base in Germany in October. The airline is introducing daily flights to Oporto, Portugal, and Bratislava, Slovakia, and four-times-weekly services to Gdansk, Poland, as well as three weekly roundtrips to Rzeszow, Slovakia. Hahn was Ryanair's first German base when it was set up in 2002. The airline now has six Boeing 737-800s based at the airport and serves 23 routes.
Swiss CEO Christoph Franz will take on the additional role as head of sales, following a number of executive changes at the airline. The current head of sales and marketing, Oliver Evans, will take over Swiss World Cargo, while Christoph Beckmann will become head of marketing. Franz will oversee sales himself "until the effects of the company's link-up with Lufthansa are more clearly identified and appreciated."
