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.
The new owner of German low fare airline DBA -- formerly British Airways subsidiary Deutsche BA -- Hans-Rudolf Woehrl, has threatened to shut down the airline if unions stage another strike before Christmas. Woehrl said in an interview that warning strikes earlier this year cost the airline EUR2.5 million ($US2.95 million). DBA could reach a profit for the first time in its history in the financial year 2004/05, but only without further strike (DAILY, Nov. 10).
Randall Boyd, executive board member for marketing and sales at LSG Service Holding AG, stepped down from his post, following a board meeting of the financially struggling catering giant. Boyd's responsibilities will be taken over by CEO Hanns Rech. In the first nine months of 2003, LSG posted a loss of EUR290 million (US$345 million) on revenues of EUR1.65 billion (US$1.9 billion), down 17.6%. -JF
The sale of Germany's MTU to U.S. private-equity investors Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has put a new wrinkle into the budding European aero-engine consolidation process, and sparked calls for mechanisms to protect strategic businesses from overseas takeovers.
