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.
Germania Express, the latest addition to the growing group of Germany's low-fare airlines, today will announce routes, fares and details of its strategy for its next base. The airline, which recently acquired 17 former US Airways Fokker F100s, will open a base in Munich in early August, followed by a third base in Hamburg later this year. Germania Express started flying last spring in Berlin with five aircraft.
British Airways resumed talks yesterday with three unions to resolve a major dispute over the introduction of a swipe card system for ground staff at London Heathrow Airport (DAILY, July 29).
No-frills carrier Ryanair may drop services from London to Strasbourg, France, until its appeal against a regional court decision is decided. "I think there's a real possibility that this decision may force us to pull off the London-Strasbourg route while we appeal, and then when we win the appeal we'll come back in and serve the route again," Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said. "Why? Because Air France wanted to prevent competition and choice in the French market and in the Strasbourg market in particular. It's a crazy decision."
