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.
Germany’s air passenger tax has serious implications for air travel demand in Europe’s largest economy, concludes the country’s Ministry of Finance. According to a ministry report, 2 million additional passengers would have flown last year if the tax did not exist. Passengers instead diverted to airports in Belgium, the Netherlands and France to avoid having to pay the tax.
