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.
Engineers at Eurocopter have begun working on a concept for a heavy-lift helicopter that European industry and defense officials hope could become the basis for a joint transatlantic development initiative.
Dutch regional carrier Denim Air will fly two new routes on behalf of Swiss International Air Lines. Denim will operate a Fokker 50 twice daily to Venice and once to Florence from Swiss's Zurich hub. The services will connect to Swiss flights, particularly to German destinations, the airline said. The flights will launch June 1. Denim Air has a small regional network serving mainly German destinations.
