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.
Air Berlin's shares rose by more than 6% yesterday on speculation that Air France-KLM might plan a takeover; however, Air France-KLM denied the airline had any plans to buy the German carrier. Air Berlin delivered weaker-than-expected financial results for the first half of the year and its share price fell from EUR22 in late April to EUR12 and remained at about EUR14 (US$19) yesterday.
Air Berlin saw its financial performance deteriorate significantly in the first half of 2007, as the integration of LTU International Airways was delayed and yields came under intense pressure.
Air Berlin subsidiary DBA and its pilots have agreed on a wage deal, following negotiations that extend over more than one year. The airline's pilots accepted basically the same pay, conditions and work rules of parent Air Berlin. Air Berling, which took over DBA last year, threatened to ground the DBA fleet and fly the routes with its own aircraft and crews if pilots did not agree to the demands. DBA Managing Director Helmut Weixler said the deal paves the way for future growth of the airline.
