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 France-KLM recorded a 5.5% increase in revenues for its first quarter ending June 30, driven mainly by the strong performance of its passenger business. Revenues were up from EUR4.9 billion to EUR5.2 billion (US$6.47 billion) in the quarter, Europe's largest airline said yesterday, as it released preliminary figures for the period. Passenger traffic increased 6.5% on 4.9% more capacity, while load factor improved 1.2 percentage points to 79.5%. Despite a negative currency effect of 1.6%, overall yields remained stable.
Icelandair once again increased its stake in U.K. low-fare carrier easyJet from 11.5% to 13%, according a regulatory filing. Icelandair first invested in easyJet last year and has twice upped its share. The stake was worth $265 million based on yesterday's closing price. Icelandair previously said it considers the stake an investment and does not plan any operational cooperation with easyJet.
