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 was forced to cancel most of its 500 flights into and out of London Heathrow on Friday as wildcat strikes at catering supplier Gate Gourmet and among its own ground staff continued. The airline said there will be "severe disruptions" in the coming days as it tries to rebuild a normal schedule.
Growth in passenger load factors and strong unit revenues are bolstering European airlines. But unrelenting fuel-price increases and terrorism concerns could jeopardize the bottom line for the second half of the year.
Austrian aerospace composite specialist Fischer Advanced Composite Components (FACC) expects to double its revenues in the next two years, as the company participates in the ramp-up of key civil aircraft projects and takes advantage of a surge in Boeing winglet production.
