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.
SAS again reiterated its interest in acquiring a stake in LOT Polish Airlines. President and CEO Joergen Lindegaard told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita that the acquisition of a 25.1% stake previously held by now defunct Swissair depended on approval by Poland's treasury, which holds a majority stake in LOT. "It's obvious to us the time to invest in Poland is now," Lindegaard said. "But it's going to happen only if we are certain the Polish State Treasury and LOT management want it to happen."
The European airline industry would have to consider closer forms of cooperation if the proposed tie-up between Air France and KLM went ahead as planned, according to SAS CEO Joergen Lindegaard.
Lufthansa German Airlines is preparing a major revamp of its European flight operations. The restructuring, which should cut operating costs up to 20%, is expected to help the German carrier combat increasingly aggressive low-fare competitors. The airline, Europe's third-biggest, is scheduled to release results of an in-house review dubbed "Zukunft Kont" (The Future of Continental Flight Operations), along with quarterly results, on Nov. 12. The review, initiated several months ago, focused on potential efficiency gains.
