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 aerospace industry association, BDLI, hopes that the expansion of the European Union and NATO, coupled with a looming recovery in the domestic aerospace/defense sector, can keep the ILA Berlin air show from sliding into oblivion.
The Eastern European air transport market is bracing for a surge in growth--and competition--as 10 new countries from Eastern and Southern Europe enter the European Union.
Austrian Airlines will open three new routes from Bratislava, Slovakia, on May 1 in an effort to fend off emerging low-fare airline competition. The airline will fly daily roundtrips to Brussels, Paris and London from the airport using one Boeing 737 in Bratislava. Austrian said the three markets are the busiest in Slovakia. In Bratislava, Austrian will compete directly with low-fare airlines SkyEurope and Wizz Air.
