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.
Hahn Airport continues to grow steadily in 2005 as it works to stabilize its position as a key low-cost facility in Germany. Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn, the airport's operator, posted a loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of EUR2.8 million (US$250.6 million) for the first six months of the year, nearly unchanged from last year. But revenues were up 26% at 17 million. Hahn is the biggest German base for Ryanair and is also used by Wizz Air, a growing Central European low-cost carrier based in Budapest.
British Airways will not invest in a new long-haul fleet in the next two to three years, Chairman Martin Broughton said this week at the airline's annual general meeting. BA is looking at the Boeing 777, 787 and the Airbus A380, Broughton said, but would like to see the A380 fly with other operators before making a decision. At the meeting, shareholders approved of the appointment of Willie Walsh as CEO to succeed Rod Eddington (DAILY, March 9). -JF
Oneworld last week launched a new web site for online booking dedicated to small- and medium-sized German companies that are part of the businessflyer corporate program established by the alliance two years ago. The tool allows companies to circumvent travel agencies and airline ticketing lines.
