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.
Lufthansa Cargo AG sees a recovery of demand this year, but is cautious about the exact financial implications. The airline saw volumes increase by 7% in the first three months of the year and expects to post a better result than last year. However, CFO Stefan Gemkow warned that the company continues to suffer from the weak dollar.
Spanair will add a new daily service from Copenhagen to Ibiza and simplify its fare structure on the Scandinavian destinations. Tickets can be changed or canceled until the day before departure. Affiliate airline Scandinavian Airlines will provide feeder services to Copenhagen from several Scandinavian airports. SAS Group owns both carriers. To be able to better compete with low-fare airlines, SAS is shifting capacity to lower-cost units, such as Spanair, and has set up an in-house low-fare division called Snowflake. -JF
Jens Flottau (Munich and Warsaw), Michael A. Taverna (Paris)
With orders again on the rise and development of its new 70-seater finally complete, Embraer expects revenues and earnings to resume climbing, after rough going in 2003.
