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.
SAS plans to cut domestic and intra-Scandinavian fares further, according to CEO Joergen Lindegaard. "We are reviewing how to further adapt our...networks, and an adaptation will include lower fares," he said. SAS already introduced low fares for economy-class travel and reduced business-class fares to boost demand.
Air France lashed out against Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, effectively accusing him of lying and accepting illegal state aid. In a story that ran in the Financial Times, O'Leary said Air France's lowest return fare on the Strasbourg-London route was EUR780 (US$930). Air France said it was "shocked to read the statement" and claimed its fare is EUR56 (US$67).
Emirates wants Boeing's planned 7E7 Dreamliner to be significantly bigger than currently anticipated. Chairman Maurice Flanagan was quoted as saying that Emirates wanted the aircraft to seat more than 300 passengers, instead of 250, and have a range of 8,000 nautical miles. Also, Flanagan wants the 7E7 to be able to take off at full payload at outside temperatures of 115 degrees Fahrenheit, typical for summertime in Dubai. -JF
