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' administrative board postponed a final decision on the airline's future strategy, but that did not stop Swiss shares from rising 15.5% yesterday on reports that the airline had received an invitation to join the oneworld alliance.
Swiss International Air Lines denied that its administrative board will discuss a possible insolvency filing today, after Swiss regional newspaper St. Galler Tagblatt reported in its Friday edition that the topic was on the agenda for the meeting.
Virgin Atlantic Airways revealed plans to order additional long-haul aircraft to support its planned expansion to Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Australia. Chairman Richard Branson said Friday he is "now talking to both manufacturers [Boeing and Airbus] about acquiring more planes." A spokesman told The DAILY that Virgin hopes to finalize the order by yearend. The carrier is "keeping our options open" on aircraft types.
