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.
Troubled regional aircraft manufacturer Fairchild Dornier has received a last-minute reprieve, giving it one final chance to strike a deal to save its mothballed 728.
A landmark decision by the European Court of Justice could ultimately trigger a vast mutation of Europe's airline industry and transatlantic air services, although changes are unlikely to be felt for some time.
Europe's emerging airship businesses could be combined into a unified Anglo-German company if CargoLifter and the Advanced Technologies Group can negotiate a merger. In a newly completed preliminary phase, CargoLifter and ATG agreed on the principle of joining forces with the goal of creating a European airship manufacturer to develop manned and unmanned vehicles for commercial and military use. This objective grew from requirements tied to the war against terrorism.
