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.
The Star Alliance is laying plans to expand into Eastern Europe and Northeast Asia as it renews efforts to ensure the efficient integration of its far-flung global airline network. The first new member is likely to be Poland's LOT, which the Frankfurt-based group has been trying to snare for nearly three years. LOT signed a preliminary agreement with Star leader Lufthansa in Warsaw a month ago. Although the accord is initially geared to code-sharing on routes between Germany and Poland, starting on June 1, it is clearly intended as a steppingstone into the alliance.
CargoLifter's CL160 airship, although generating interest from potential customers, is hampered by delays and a massive cost increase. The company, however, says it has enough cash to survive in the short term and plans to raise more funding soon.
ILA 2002 will be the first major aerospace exhibition in Europe since the beginning of the current industry downturn--a fact that, despite recent gains, is likely to be reflected throughout the show, which is scheduled for May 6-12 in Berlin.
