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 and its pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have agreed to resume talks over a future early retirement plan and a new pay deal following a pilots strike that essentially grounded the airline for three days last week. Neither the union nor Lufthansa revealed further details about when they will meet or what other progress may have been made.
A ruling by an administrative court in Rome makes it doubtful that Emirates can continue flying its Milan-New York service, as Etihad appears to be moving nearer a decision to buy a large minority stake in Alitalia. The court ruled that Emirates’ Milan-New York service violates the bilateral air services agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Italy. The immediate consequences of the decision aren’t clear, but Emirates is considering filing an appeal that, it hopes, would allow it to continue operating on the route.
Ryanair has decided to turn Cologne Bonn Airport into its fifth German base, in a move that spells trouble for Lufthansa's struggling Germanwings unit and the country's secondary airports. Even though the base will be small—with only one dedicated aircraft—several aspects of the decision are still significant.
