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.
Christoph Debus, currently a managing director leisure carrier Condor, has joined the executive board of Air Berlin. Debus will be in charge of network and IT, Air Berlin said. He will start his new job on June 1. A replacement at Condor is not yet named.
Unusual booking patterns are making it more difficult for airlines to gauge actual demand, further complicating efforts to deal with the huge fall in premium traffic and overall declines in passenger numbers and yields. “What people are not doing is booking 30-60-90 days out. They are deciding this week that they are going to go and make the booking and go,” says Airbus Chief Operating Officer for Customers John Leahy.
