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.
Swiss posted its first quarterly profit for the period ended Sept. 30 since its reorganization three years ago. The newly set-up Swiss airline managed to squeeze out a CHF20 million (US$17 million) operating profit and a CHF16 million (US$13.6 million) net profit despite soaring fuel prices and an incomplete cost-cutting program. CEO Christoph Franz nevertheless stressed that more cost cuts and revenue enhancement are needed to turn the company around.
Russian cargo airline AirBridge Cargo plans to develop a dual cargo hub network linking destinations in East Asia with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Europe, as well as the U.S. The planned expansion focuses on Moscow and Krasnoyarsk as the two main bases from which different regions will be served. AirBridge Cargo expects revenues to total about $45 million this year and up to $100 million next year.
SAS on Friday had to cancel all morning flights from Copenhagen, as Danish cabin crew staged what the company called a "wildcat strike." Unions said employees were protesting against changed seniority rules and easier access for their Swedish colleagues to SAS positions in Denmark. As part of a $2 billion cost-savings program, SAS has split up flight operations into three different units in Sweden, Norway and Denmark (DAILY, March 29).
