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.
Iberia will launch daily Airbus A319 services from Madrid Barajas to Moscow Domodedovo Airport, starting March 13. The Spanish carrier will also start serving a Madrid-Beirut route with A319 aircraft three times weekly on March 28. -JF
Greece plans to sell a stake in Athens Airport's operating company in 2005, Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis said this week. The government currently owns 55% of Athens International Airport S.A, with the remaining shares in the hands of an international consortium led by Germany's Hochtief AirPort. Alogoskoufis did not specify how much of its holding the government would like to sell down. -JF
Lufthansa and the SAS Group are considering selling their stakes in BMI British Midland, industry sources said yesterday. Continuing losses at the U.K.'s second-largest, short-haul legacy carrier, an unfavorable joint-venture agreement and the potential sale of Chairman Michael Bishop's majority stake are seen as key factors behind the scenes.
