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.
In the first quarter of 2013, Delta Air Lines expected to pay $2 billion more for fuel than it did in the first quarter of 2000, the peak of what was then a steep upturn. That Delta is still likely to make a profit in the seasonally weakest period of the year—and in a still challenging economic environment—shows how much the carrier has changed.
Air Berlin this year will further reduce its fleet, with plans to phase out 20 aircraft while taking delivery of eight new aircraft. The retirements will reduce Air Berlin’s Airbus narrowbody fleet from 67 aircraft to 61 and the Boeing 737NG fleet from 57 to 51. No long-haul or regional aircraft are affected.
