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.
New British Airways CEO Willie Walsh stressed the need for more cost cuts after the airline suffered a 24% drop in net profit in its second fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30. "It is clear that we need to re-energize our drive on controllable costs," he said. "We have demonstrated time and time again that it is possible to offer world-class service while improving unit costs."
Major European airlines could be forced to reevaluate corporate strategies now that Lufthansa holds a minority stake in Fraport AG, the operator of Frankfurt's international airport, and has confirmed plans to invest in German air traffic control provider Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) next year.
