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.
Asian traffic is driving much of the current wave of airline alliance growth, but in the area of the industry's biggest concern, oil prices, carriers are looking to other arrangements than these umbrella partnerships for potential help.
Concerns are growing among international airlines that a weaker global economy could dramatically impact current strong industry revenue performance and that there is large sector-wide overcapacity on the horizon.
Ryanair grew its profits 12% year over year to EUR302 million (US$387 million), but rising fuel costs and other expenses related to 26% passenger growth caused net margins to fall, and executives expect another slight decline in the current fiscal year.
