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.
Ryanair anticipates its passengers will fly for free, once ancillary revenues have picked up to compensate for the income shortfall. "We have another 40 euros ($48) to go," CEO Michael O'Leary said at the World Low-Cost Airlines Congress in Amsterdam, referring to the carrier's average yields. "It's our vision that the actual flight will be free."
Lufthansa recently launched a reorganization of its airline unit in an attempt to more effectively battle low-fare airline competition and get a grip on expenses.
The privatization of Greece's state-owned carrier Olympic Airlines appears to be in serious trouble now that the European Commission has ruled the airline must pay back up to 540 million euros ($660 million) in illegal state aid.
