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.
Germanwings plans to start twice-weekly service from Stuttgart to Palma de Majorca on Oct. 1. Palma will be Germanwings' 16th destination from Stuttgart, which has become the airline's second base after Cologne/Bonn this year. Germanwings has made it its strategic goal to be market leader at each of its bases. The airline operates 14 Airbus A319/320s. -JF
Fears about possible terrorism attacks on civil aircraft gained new ground after two Russian aircraft crashed late on Tuesday almost simultaneously. In the crashes involving a Tupolev Tu-154B operated by Siberia Airlines and a Volga-Aviaexpress Tu-134A, all 89 people on board died. The Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) seemed to rule out terrorism as a cause, according to some reports, but others left the possibility open.
