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.
The European Commission plans to launch an investigation into pricing restrictions imposed on Emirates by German authorities. The Directorate General of Competition is looking into whether a German law forcing Emirates to raise certain fares complies with European competition law. Emirates considers the pricing orders to be illegal.
Ryanair expects to post a higher-than-expected, full-year profit after the airline reported significantly improved results for its fiscal third quarter — October-December 2009. The carrier said that net profit will likely hit €275 million, up from a result toward the lower end of the €200 million-300 million range, as previously guided. Ryanair’s shares were up 7% as investors welcomed the better-than-expected performance.
Lufthansa sent its share price steeply down with cautionary comments concerning expectations about its financial results. “Given the enduring uncertainties in the industry concerning demand and the oil price, the estimates of some analysts are high,” CFO Stephan Gemkow said at an investor conference. Lufthansa’s shares were down by as much as 9% on Friday but recovered part of that loss in afternoon trading.
