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 operated the first commercial Bombardier CS100 service into London City Airport Aug. 8, opening up new growth opportunities for the space-constrained airport.
Lufthansa Group said its first-half profit rose, boosted by strong demand and lower unit costs across its passenger airlines, adding to the chorus of European airlines reporting improvements in ticket pricing.
