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.
Air Berlin yesterday revised its guidance for the fiscal year 2007 downwards, in spite of improved results for the third quarter. The company said it expects to get close to last year's operating profit of EUR64 million. Earlier in the year, the airline said it would exceed last year's profit (DAILY, May 10). Air Berlin's shares remained largely unchanged.
The Jordanian government is privatizing the country's national carrier, Royal Jordanian. A 71% stake in the airline is to be sold to international and local investors, the government said in a statement yesterday. Shares are offered at JOD2.75 to JOD3.40 (US$3.88-US$4.80). If the top price in the range is achieved, the government would receive about US$288 million for the majority stake in the airline.
Europe’s leading low-fare carriers, Ryanair and EasyJet, are betting on significant traffic growth, but there are signs that the next 12 months or longer could be turbulent.
