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.
Swiss International Air Lines CEO Christoph Franz is pushing to restructure the ailing carrier--even as it is becoming part of the financially sound Lufthansa group--and he hopes for strong synergies and acceptance into the Star Alliance.
Lufthansa and Serbian national carrier JAT Airways signed a code-sharing agreement for all flights between Belgrade and Frankfurt, as well as Munich, the airlines said yesterday. The deal expands an existing agreement that saw JAT put its code on Lufthansa services from Frankfurt to Belgrade. Passengers can earn and burn Lufthansa miles on JAT flights, and some beyond destinations in Eastern Europe are offered as connecting services.
Ryanair plans to open its second German base at Luebeck Airport near Hamburg, the airline said yesterday, but the decision ultimately depends on a preliminary agreement between Infratil and the city of Luebeck over the sale of the airport.
