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.
British Airways traffic in November was up 6.3%, the airline said yesterday. BA's capacity increased by 3.6%, leading to a 1.9-percentage-point improvement in load factor (73.2%). The growth was fueled by a 12% improvement in premium traffic, BA noted. At rival Ryanair, traffic was up 23% measured in passenger numbers. The airline recorded an 81% load factor -- down one point compared with November 2004. -JF
Dubai looks set to continue its growth into a major international air transport center, with the launch of a multibillion-dollar airport project that will erase capacity constraints for the foreseeable future.
British Airways plans to cut 35% of executive positions -- or about 600 jobs -- by early 2008, the airline said yesterday. The company hopes to save GBP50 million (US$86.44 million) in staff expenses annually, about one-sixth of its targeted GBP300 million in savings.
