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.
An internal study has been launched at Lufthansa to determine the German carrier's requirements in the very large aircraft segment. The airline intends to decide by the first quarter of 2001 if it will order the Airbus A3XX or the Boeing 747X. A Lufthansa order would be a significant boost for either of the two programs.
A German lawyer who says he will try to have U.S. courts determine compensation for victims of the Concorde crash in Paris on July 25 faces an uphill battle, according to several aviation law specialists.
SAir Group suffered the consequences of failing to hedge fuel prices adequately in the first half of the year as it posted losses in its airline businesses while most European carriers enjoyed profits despite the fuel situation and air traffic delays.
