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.
Lufthansa and British Airways canceled several U.S.-bound flights yesterday because of low demand on Sept. 11, the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennslyvania. Lufthansa canceled one flight each on the routes from Frankfurt to New York, Washington and Philadelphia, as well as the Munich-New York service. BA will fly one fewer London-New York roundtrip and has canceled a London Gatwick-Houston service. -JF
CSA Czech Airlines' supervisory board, in a surprise move, ousted Chairman and CEO Miroslav Kula and most of the senior management team. The airline said the main reasons for the decision were the shift to a new, so-called German-style management model in accordance with effective articles of association adopted at CSA's general assembly and a plan to develop the airline more dynamically. Jaroslav Tvrdik, a former Czech defense minister with close links to the current government, now heads the airline.
Hello will start serving the Lugano-Geneva route on Oct. 27, according to the airline's founder Moritz Suter. The carrier plans to operate a single former Swiss Saab 2000 and could add more aircraft in the future if growth opportunities arise.
