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.
Lufthansa, backed by strong demand, significantly boosted its operating and net profit in the first half of the year despite rising fuel prices. The airline's operating profit improved from EUR253 million to EUR297 million (US$378 million) and its net result was EUR85 million (US$108 million), up from EUR200,000. Sales were up 14% at EUR9.6 billion (US$12 billion). The improvement was almost entirely due to strong yields and demand in the passenger business.
Lufthansa managed to significantly improve its profitability in the first half of 2006, recording a EUR297 million (US$377 million) operating profit, compared with EUR253 million a year ago.
Airbus is scrapping its original plans for the new A350 and plans to relaunch the program as a completely new range of aircraft that moves further into Boeing 777's market territory. The company's new President and CEO Christian Streiff stopped short of an outright industrial launch yesterday at the Farnborough Air Show, but he said the launch was scheduled to take place in the first days of October, with development work continuing at the same speed until then.
