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.
European airlines continue to cut services to the Middle East and within Europe, as safety concerns mount and travel demand drops. Air France canceled all services to Tel Aviv until today. British Airways has suspended service to Tel Aviv and Kuwait until further notice. Lufthansa planned to restart daily flights to Tel Aviv over the weekend but will not fly to Amman and Damman.
The future of DBA, one of the largest European no-frills carriers and a major competitor of Lufthansa in its home market, looks increasingly uncertain, following EasyJet's decision not to acquire the airline from parent British Airways.
EasyJet's decision this week not to acquire British Airways subsidiary Deutsche BA (DBA) raised questions about DBA's ability to survive in the highly competitive German market.
