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 yet again faces the threat of industrial action, after its ground workers and check-in agents rejected the proposed pension deal that is supposed to reduce the company's pension deficit. The GMB union said the deal "favors the highest-paid workers at BA at the expense of the lowest paid." The union said it "cannot rule out the possibility of an industrial action ballot some time in the future if negotiations are unsuccessful." GMB negotiators plan to meet with British Airways CEO Willie Walsh on Wednesday. -JF
Air Arabia's full-year profit for 2006 tripled, the airline said yesterday. The low-fare carrier reported a net profit of AED101 million (US$27.9 million), up from AED33 million a year earlier. In the same period, revenues increased by 82% to AED749 million. The airline said in January that it plans to sell shares to the public later this year in order to be able to fund its expansion. Air Arabia is based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and is owned by the government of Sharjah. -JF
