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 German Airlines is boosting its regional network with the addition of Eurowings to its system of partnerships. Eurowings and Lufthansa will operate 1,500 weekly code-sharing flights on 43 domestic and European routes. The deal will allow Lufthansa to protect its home market against European competitors much more effectively, as Eurowings will terminate code-sharing agreements with Alitalia, Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from the start of the summer season at the end of March.
The European Commission and aerospace industry executives have unveiled ``A Vision For 2020'' report which outlines the ambitious goals of attaining ``global leadership'' in aeronautics and creating a ``world class air transport system'' for Europe.
PIERRE SPARACOJens Flottau contributed to this report from Munich.
Sabena Belgian World Airlines faces an uncertain future as its owners, the Belgian government and SAirGroup, are set to meet early next month to iron out a desperately needed recovery plan to address the carrier's dire financial situation.
