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 last week tested a new function on its web site that makes online upgrades possible. A total of 80 customers managed to order an upgrade for their next flight through the carrier's web site. The airline last month also introduced web check-in. The moves are part of a broader initiative dubbed CeBA (Customer-enabled BA) that is intended to reduce the airline's distribution costs and enhance web access to more functions.
The start of low-cost, long-haul services from Cologne Bonn Airport next summer will likely be delayed, reports airport Managing Director Michael Garvens, as mounting fuel costs make long-hauls particularly challenging to operate.
The fight to keep the Fairchild Dornier 728 regional jet program alive has collapsed after months of searching failed to yield an investor, ending efforts to revive the program.
