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.
Germany’s pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) elected a new hardline leadership yesterday. Two-thirds of VC’s members voted for a team led by Lufthansa Captain Winfried Streicher that promises to take a tough attitude toward employers. It was elected over a more moderate candidate team led by another Lufthansa captain, Hans Thumm.
Lufthansa expects a “continuing demand weakness” for the remainder of the current year, but still believes it can make a significant profit in the period. The airline reported a significant drop (-10.3%) in first-quarter revenues to €5 billion, but only posted a small, €44 million operating loss, much less than analysts expected.
Qantas Group’s low-fare unit Jetstar is likely to lease more Airbus A330s and may not take 15 Boeing 787-8s, CEO Bruce Buchanan told The DAILY. No firm decisions have yet been made, however, because Jetstar is still reviewing how its long-haul fleet may evolve.
