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.
British Airways exceeded its target of reaching a 10% operating margin in the first quarter ended June 30. The airline ended the quarter at a 12% margin, making it one of the most profitable network carriers. CEO Willie Walsh said, "These are very good results despite the operational difficulties at Heathrow. Profits are up as a result of the steps that we took last year to control costs and strengthen our business."
GKN Aerospace yesterday said it is interested in entering a partnership with Airbus for its Filton factory. "We do already supply composite structures into Airbus for the wing programs," CEO Kevin Smith said in a conference call yesterday. "That is something we can build on."
British Airways was yesterday hit with $547 million in combined fines from British and U.K. authorities to settle a long-running price-fixing investigation, although the total so far is lower than the airline had anticipated. Korean Air Lines was also fined by the U.S. for similar violations.
