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.
Etihad Aviation Group has indirectly confirmed for the first time that it is in the process of acquiring a stake in Air Berlin’s leisure business—a move that further illustrates the dramatic financial position of its German affiliate.
The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union called a full-day strike after a longstanding dispute over pay, and the creation of the Eurowings low-cost arm, continues to get worse.
The Abu Dhabi-based carrier plans to take a direct stake in Niki, Air Berlin’s Austrian subsidiary, ahead of a broader transaction involving German leisure group TUI, industry sources say.
