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.
Air France-KLM may make an offer for SAS Group, according to French daily La Tribune. The paper said Europe’s biggest airline group is studying the sales process that has been ongoing since mid-2008. Both SAS and Air France-KLM declined comment.
Ryanair will keep its base at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, after the airport operator decided to scrap a EUR3 passenger fee to fund terminal upgrades. The airline’s deputy CEO Michael Cawley said the decision allows Ryanair to grow its presence further from the current 11 to about 18 aircraft by 2011. Ryanair had threatened to abandon Hahn if the fee was introduced.
Virgin Atlantic and BMI are expanding an existing code-share agreement in what could become the precursor of a deeper alliance. Virgin Atlantic is putting its code on BMI services from London to Amman, Beirut, Tel Aviv and Tehran that connect to long-haul flights to New York, Newark, Boston and Los Angeles. Several domestic destinations are also added.
