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.
South African Airways reported a net profit of 581 million rand ($81 million) in Fiscal 2010, which ended March 31. That result represents a 45% improvement from last year, when the airline returned to profitability on a net basis for the first time after several years in the red.
Olympic Airlines does not have to pay back €131 million to the Greek government following a decision by the European Union General Court published on Monday. The European Commission has been trying to force the airline to pay back about €600 million in allegedly illegal aid to the government for several years, while the airline has been claiming that it should not be forced to do so. The court stated that the commission's demands were partly based on miscalculations.
