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.
Swiss International Air Lines will fly its Embraer 145s and Saab 2000s in a single-class configuration, starting at the end of the month, the airline reported. The decision is part of a simplified product offering in the European flying program where the airline has also introduced a new fare structure dubbed "Swiss in Europe." The Swiss winter timetable comprises 72 destinations in 44 countries and is significantly smaller because of the company's financial difficulties. -JF
Lufthansa and US Airways will introduce code-sharing services across the Atlantic and to several beyond destinations on Oct. 26. Lufthansa will put its code on US Airways flights from Frankfurt to Pittsburgh, Charlotte and Philadelphia as well as from Munich to Philadelphia and beyond Philadelphia on flights to Albany, Baltimore, Elmira, Greensboro, Hartford, Manchester, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, San Juan, Washington National, West Palm Beach, White Plains and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Italian regional carrier Gandalf Airlines is searching for new equity partners and could propose the liquidation of the company to shareholders, according to a regulatory filing. Gandalf has been operating since 1995 but has never made a profit. The carrier said it needed roughly EUR4 million (US$4.6 million) to stay in business. It has been through several rounds of attempts to raise new capital, the latest of which was only subscribed to 1.4%.
