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 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter cannot continue on its current path, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said on the Senate floor Dec. 5. Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) cited potential cost increases on the fourth lot of jets, as well as recent comments by U.S. Navy Vice Adm. David Venlet, the program manager, saying the Pentagon needs to slow production of the stealthy fighter to learn more before the production rate increases.
For a big-budget program that's behind schedule and over budget, two ingredients are helpful for keeping it on track—vision and image. The FAA's Next-Generation Air Transportation System recently got a boost from both, with the opening of a new test- bed managed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the Daytona Beach (Fla.) International Airport. VIPs at the recent rollout were swooning over everything from the room-sized video monitor showing each phase of a simulated flight departure to a room full of the coolest conference chairs on the planet.
Talks on the FAA reauthorization bill have been whittled down to about four key issues that congressional leadership will address, say the leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
