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' June traffic was up 4.2% from last year, backed by a strong recovery in Asian travel. The airline added 3.6% in capacity leading to a slightly improved passenger load factor at 77.7%. Asia/Pacific demand was up 24%, while Europe grew slowly at 1.5% and traffic to the Americas dropped slightly by 0.5%. -JF
BMI British Midland's traffic was up 10% in June, the airline said yesterday, and low-fare arm BMIbaby saw passenger numbers rise by 16% in the same period. BMI is one of the few European traditional airlines with a low-fare division as part of its offering. BMIbaby operates an all-Boeing 737-300 fleet and has its most important bases in Nottingham, Cardiff, Manchester and Teesside. -JF
Austrian regional carrier Styrian Spirit plans to add a fourth aircraft to its fleet and will introduce a daily service from Maribor, Slovenia, to Paris.
