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.
Alitalia faces a spectacular showdown with its unions in what could be its last weeks, after the company released details of a long-expected rescue plan that involves massive layoffs and a splitup of the company.
Air France-KLM yesterday predicted a "substantial rise in operating income" for Fiscal Year 2004/05 after the airline boosted its operating and net results in the first quarter ended June 30.
EasyJet plans to start flying to Tallinn, Estonia, and Riga, Latvia, in the fall, as it tries to take advantage of the appetite for low-fare service in the Baltics. The low-fare airline will introduce services from London and Berlin to Tallinn, as well as from Berlin to Riga, between Oct. 27 and Nov. 18, but it did not give further specifics on frequency. Baltic states are slowly developing into a market for Europe's low-fare airlines as Ryanair enters Riga with flights to London, Hahn/Germany and Tampere/Finland.
