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.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary believes second-hand Boeing 737-300s to be "a good opportunity" for carriers with growth plans in the next few years, adding that with leasing rates down, "we could get one for $100,000 a month today."
EasyJet expects to make a decision on the possible purchase of British Airways subsidiary Deutsche BA (DBA) as soon as the end of the month, CFO Chris Walton said at the Aviation Week/Merrill Lynch European Transport Leaders conference this week in London.
European airlines continue in a waiting mode for fleet development and may take significant short-term steps to reduce capacity in the wake of the ongoing economic slowdown and a possible war in Iraq.
