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.
Austrian Airlines Group expects to post a full-year loss after suffering significantly deteriorated results in the first half of 2005. Austrian--which comprises Austrian, Austrian Arrows and Lauda Air airlines--reported a 106.6-million-euro ($128-million) operating loss through June, down from a 27-million loss a year earlier. Revenues were up 2.8% at 1.08 billion euros. The company attributed this to escalating fuel prices and overcapacity in key markets resulting in weak load factors.
Munich Airport's supervisory board on July 26 approved the initiative presented by Flughafen Muenchen Gesellschaft (FMG) CEO Michael Kerkloh for the construction of a third runway, a move welcomed by one of its more prominent tenants, Lufthansa.
European aerospace company EADS reported strong earnings growth for the first six months of the year, mainly backed by a significant increase in Airbus deliveries. Sales were up 10% to EUR16 billion (US$19.2 billion), and operating profit improved by 57% to EUR1 billion (US$1.2 billion). Net income was up 113% at EUR816 million (US$984 million) for the period. EADS expects revenues to exceed EUR33 billion and operating profit of more than EUR2.6 billion for fiscal 2005.
