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.
Iberia and Cathay Pacific have set up a code-sharing deal that will link Madrid and Barcelona with Hong Kong. As part of the agreement, Iberia will put its code on Cathay's daily service from Hong Kong to Amsterdam, while Cathay will place its code on Iberia services from Barcelona and Madrid to Amsterdam. Both carriers are members of the oneworld alliance. The deal took effect Friday. -JF
Air Berlin's revenues grew significantly more slowly than its passenger numbers, indicating a rapid decline in average yields. The airline transported 32% more passengers in the first six months, but revenues rose only 24%. The load factor was up 1.5 percentage points at 77.5%. The development is due to the huge growth of low-fare operation City Shuttle, which together with the charter flying made it Germany's second-largest airline.
