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.
The Austrian Airlines Group plans to cut 100 jobs in administration to save costs, while the airline's profitability continues to be under intense pressure. The cuts represent about 10% of administrative staff. Late last year, Austrian was forced to reduce its profit guidance from EUR50 million to EUR10 million for the year 2004 as high fuel prices and pressure on yields deeply hurt results (DAILY, Nov. 23, 2004). -JF
Some 30 airlines are expected to file complaints -- and potentially lawsuits at a later stage -- with district authorities to protest the planned night curfew at Frankfurt Airport. That number of carriers would be directly affected if the curfew becomes a reality in 2009.
Swiss wants to complete negotiations with all employee groups by June to reduce costs and move its restructuring plan forward. The airline canceled all collective bargaining agreements to achieve cost cuts laid out in the latest business plan, the first under CEO Christoph Franz. Swiss aims to cut staff costs by up to CHF150 million (US$126 million), about half of the planned reduction, officials told reporters in Zurich. The airline wants to trim wages but also achieve higher productivity in the process.
