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.
The International Air Transport Assn. is predicting that the airline industry this year will post losses as high as $10 billion. In a difficult economic environment, airlines are beset by rising aviation fuel costs while yields remain unstable as low-fare carriers gain market share.
The Lufthansa Group said yesterday it has sold its Chef Solutions unit to U.S. financial investors Questor Partners. Lufthansa had announced earlier that it planned the sale of the unit that was part of the LSG SkyChefs subsidiary (DAILY, Feb. 26). The parties did not disclose the purchase price.
Germany's Hesse state will most likely delay Frankfurt Airport expansion by three years because of worries about the Ticona chemical plant, according to state Transport Minister Alois Rhiel.
