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 Posts Profit, Details Expansion, Fleet Realignment Austrian recorded EUR63.3 million (US$77.5 million) operating profit in 2003, 52.9% better than 2002, and plans a big expansion on its Asian, Australian and Eastern European network to better establish itself as a niche carrier within the Star Alliance network. Revenues were down 7.5% at EUR2.04 billion. Revenue passenger miles (RPM) rose 5.4%, indicating a significant decline in average yields.
Air Berlin might shift its planned initial public offering (IPO) outside Germany to circumvent German labor laws. "I'd destroy everything I built up if workers entered the boardroom," said Air Berlin Managing Director Joachim Hunold. Hunold is one of the five owners of Europe's third-largest low-fare airline. The carrier is considering an IPO within 18 months to help fund its ambitious growth plans. But in Germany, workers' representatives control half the seats on supervisory boards of floated companies with more than 2,000 employees.
Lufthansa Cargo AG sees a recovery of demand this year, but is cautious about the exact financial implications. The airline saw volumes increase by 7% in the first three months of the year and expects to post a better result than last year. However, CFO Stefan Gemkow warned that the company continues to suffer from the weak dollar.
