Based in Washington, Jen managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage from 2013 to January 2024.
Prior to taking on the Executive Editor role, Jen was Aviation Week's Congressional Editor. Jen came to Aviation Week in March 2011 from Politico, where she covered the intersection of defense and politics. She also worked as a reporter and editor for Defense Daily, Inside the Army, The Other Paper and The Columbus Dispatch.
Jen received a Master’s degree in journalism as a Kiplinger Fellow at the Ohio State University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in history and journalism from the University of Michigan.
The U.S. Senate probably could pass a bill barring U.S. air carriers from participating in the EU’s effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions “fairly easily,” a top Senate aide said last week. Last fall, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a version of the bill aimed at blocking U.S. carriers from participating in the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS). But the Senate did not allow a companion measure to be included in the FAA reauthorization bill that passed earlier this year.
The legislative battle over the Export-Import Bank’s (Ex-Im Bank) operating authority takes center stage next week in the U.S. Senate, where the supporters of Boeing begin to fight head-to-head against supporters of Delta. During consideration of a small-business jobs bill next week, the Senate is likely to vote on an amendment that would extend Ex-Im Bank’s operating authority to 2015 and increase its lending capacity from $100 billion to $140 billion.
The prospect of deep reductions to next year’s defense budget is already having a “chilling effect” on industry, and Congress should not wait until after the elections to deal with the deficit, the president of the nation’s largest defense company told a Capitol Hill audience March 14.
