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.
EasyJet jet will restart hedging whenever oil prices fall back to the $30- to $40 per barrel range, CEO Ray Webster said yesterday. "Where oil is at the moment, we are taking the spot price," Webster said. The airline could operate about 300 aircraft in the long term, Webster said. EasyJet plans to make a decision in the next 12 months to convert options on 120 Airbus A319s. -JF
Scandinavian Airlines parent SAS Group posted another loss in the first quarter of 2005 but says it will be profitable for the full year. The net loss totaled SEK971 million (US$135 million), compared with a SEK1.37 billion loss a year earlier. The airline managed to reduce unit costs by 7.5% in the quarter, but fuel costs rose by 31%.
Lufthansa yesterday launched its public offer to small shareholders of Swiss. The company will offer CHF8.96 (US$7.51) per share, valuing the outstanding 15% stake in the airline at about CHF45 million (US$38 million).
