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.
U.K. competition authorities believe the BAA’s ownership of seven airports in the country is hurting consumers, signaling it may call for changes in the airport authority’s structure. But regulators will wait until August until stating more clearly if they want BAA to be broken up over concerns that the organization’s hold on key markets is stifling the development of the airports and service quality for travelers.
It appears that Iberia, Europe’s fourth-largest airline, is headed for a serious disagreement with key shareholders British Airways and Caja Madrid over its future strategy, a situation that Air France-KLM and Lufthansa are monitoring with keen interest.
Despite a significant cutback in capacity, Austrian Airlines’ first-quarter loss multiplied on higher fuel and operating costs. The airline recorded a net loss of EUR60.4 million (US$96 million), compared with a deficit of EUR16 million a year earlier. Austrian CEO Alfred Oetsch also warned that the airline will not be able to reach last year’s level of profitability. He added that Austrian will find it a “challenge” to pay a dividend as planned in 2009.
