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.
Virgin Atlantic's fiscal 2006 profit doubled to nearly GBP42 million, as a strong increase in business-class traffic helped offset the spike in fuel prices. "The launch of the new Upper Class suite helped to attract more premium-paying passengers," the airline said in a statement. The number of business travelers increased 10.1%, while total passenger numbers rose 11% to 4.9 million. For the period ended Feb. 28, the airline's pre-tax profit rose was GBP41.6 million (US$74 million), up from GBP20 million in the last fiscal year.
The fundamental disagreement about the future management structure of EADS intensified yesterday as French and German representatives made contradictory comments about the consequences of the Airbus A380 production crisis. French Finance Minister Thierry Breton is understood to be pushing for the replacement of EADS Co-CEO Noel Forgeard (DAILY, June 20) and the introduction of a more streamlined structure. By contrast, a German government spokesman said the current EADS structure has proven to be effective and should not be changed.
A transformed Brazilian air transport sector appears set for launch after the slow dismantling of operations at former national carrier Varig over the course of the last week.
