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.
Ryanair said growth in the first three months of 2006 will be slower than originally planned, with the delivery of seven Boeing 737-800s delayed by about a month. The delay was caused by the Boeing machinists' strike in September (DAILY, Sept. 6). Ryanair said it will cancel 200 flights per month and carry a total of 300,000 passengers fewer than planned, leaving the company's traffic at just under 35 million for fiscal 2006 ending March 31. Ryanair said, however, that the delay will have no effect on profitability.
German construction conglomerate Hochtief is looking to expand its air transport portfolio beyond airports and is interested in taking over a majority stake in air traffic control company Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), CFO Peter Noe said. "We are looking at DFS but have not made a decision yet," Noe noted. Hochtief's airport division is expected to make a profit in 2006, three years ahead of the schedule laid out in an internal business plan, but the company also wants to expand the range of investments by considering DFS as a target.
