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 and Cirrus Airlines are negotiating a major deal under which Cirrus would take over most of the Swiss carrier's regional operation, industry sources told The DAILY. According to the sources, Cirrus would take over 10 aircraft and 400 staff from Swiss and operate the airline's regional network from Geneva and Basel. Cirrus would add seven Saab 2000s and three Embraer ERJ-145s to its fleet if the deal were completed.
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has started construction of Pier H, a new terminal that is expected to be used mainly by low-fare airlines. The pier will feature seven departure gates but no aircraft bridges. It will be used for Schengen and non-Schengen traffic. Schiphol said the pier will be opened in November. Its construction was considered to be necessary because of the expected strong growth of SkyTeam airlines in the adjacent airport areas. -JF
