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.
European legacy airlines must weather not only the current cyclical crisis, but also their structural one, the Assn. of European Airlines (AEA) warned after it revealed the first industry profit since 1998.
Swiss International Air Lines is considering expanding its long-haul fleet in spite of its continuing problems in the European network. The airline is studying the market for additional Airbus A340-300s that could be easily integrated into its existing fleet of nine A340-300s and nine A330-200s. Swiss would use the aircraft on current routes to the U.S. and Asia to increase frequencies as part of its strategy to serve business destinations daily whenever possible.
The launch of Chinese cargo airline Jade Cargo International has now slipped several months, after the joint venture partners -- Lufthansa Cargo, a German foreign investment bank and Shenzhen Airlines -- failed to reach an agreement on what type of aircraft the startup shipper will operate. Airline management had hoped for a February start date to begin scheduled flights, but now that date could be pushed back until the summer, executives at Lufthansa Cargo confirmed.
