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.
Cathay Pacific’s CEO Tony Tyler says he is “a little surprised how well we are doing,” as economists are predicting a global economic slowdown caused by the U.S. subprime crisis. “We have had a lot of growth into North America and so far we sold everything,” he told The DAILY at the oneworld CEO meeting in Los Angeles. Cathay is offering cheap tickets to stranded Oasis Hong Kong passengers, following the rival’s grounding. “I never believed in their business model,” Tyler pointed out, but admitted that the collapse was a consequence of record-high fuel prices.
British Airways says it is committed to its shareholding in European alliance partner Iberia. “We intend to stay with Iberia in the long term,” BA Director of Alliances and Acquisitions Roger Maynard said on the sidelines of the Oneworld CEO meeting in Los Angeles. The airline is talking to Iberia’s main shareholder, Caja Madrid, about “what the next steps can be.” Maynard declined to disclose details, but hinted that the talks are about BA’s role as the main industrial shareholder in Iberia.
