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.
CSA Czech Airlines is considering setting up a low-fare subsidiary through a takeover of a small charter carrier, and the airline's supervisory board is due to discuss the proposal this week. The company said in a statement that "currently a plan for a full takeover of Travel Servis is being worked on." Travel Servis would be relaunched and rebranded, if CSA goes ahead with the plan. CSA is a member of the SkyTeam alliance. -JF
Oneworld member Iberia posted significantly weaker operating and net profit figures for the third quarter, but traffic is beginning to inch upward and the carrier is optimistic for the remainder of the year.
Lufthansa German Airlines' top executives are scrutinizing mounting financial losses at tourism affiliate Thomas Cook in preparation for a recovery plan they anticipate implementing soon. It could involve an all-new strategy to meet demands of an evolving market. Retail giant KarstadtQuelle and Lufthansa each own 50% of Thomas Cook.
