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.
EADS expects its operating profit to exceed EUR2.6 billion in 2005 after the company managed to improve its financial performance significantly last year. EADS Co-CEOs Rainer Hertrich and Philippe Camus said at the annual news conference in Munich that the results were largely due to the Airbus and Space divisions. Overall, EADS revenues were up 5% at EUR31.8 billion (US$42.6 billion), and the operating profit reached EUR2.4 billion (US$3.2 billion) in 2004, up 58%.
Lufthansa and Netjets yesterday unveiled a cooperation agreement that will see the two companies become partners on an exclusive basis (DAILY, March 8). Under the agreement, signed yesterday in Munich by Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber and Netjets CEO Richard Santulli, Netjets initially will provide business jet services to Lufthansa passengers arriving or departing on the airline's long-haul flights in Munich.
Former Aer Lingus CEO Willie Walsh will replace Rod Eddington as CEO of British Airways by the end of September, the airline said in a surprising announcement yesterday. Walsh left Aer Lingus earlier this year, having returned the airline to profitability from the brink of bankruptcy. He will take over the duties of chief executive designate in early May, when Eddington retires.
