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.
AirBridge Cargo plans to grow into a major Boeing 747-200 freighter operator, as the airline builds up its long-haul and regional network from two Russian bases. The airline earlier this month announced the latest step in its anticipated expansion, the launch of a four-times weekly 747-200 service from Frankfurt via Moscow to Shanghai. The route adds to flights from Frankfurt to Beijing and from Luxembourg to Tianjin/China, both via Russian intermediate stops.
Italian low-fare airline Volare filed for insolvency after shareholders failed to reach an agreement on a EUR60 million recapitalization on Monday. The carrier, which operated 21 short-haul and three long-haul aircraft, stopped flying late last week when it was no longer able to pay its leasing fees (DAILY, Nov. 22). Several hundreds of Volare employees protested against the filing.
Contrary to widespread analysts' expectation, easyJet yesterday reported improved profits and surprisingly good yield performance for Fiscal Year 2004 ended Sept. 30. Backed by the better-than-expected results, easyJet expects load factor and yields to remain constant in the first quarter of FY2005, October-December 2004. "We continue to have limited visibility in regard to future fares; however, we expect the remaining months of winter to be challenging and that competition will be intense," the airline stated.
