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.
Whether or not a Trump presidency will mean more protectionism is the key question that airlines and aircraft manufacturers worldwide are asking themselves ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of the new administration.
Emirates warns it does not see signs of market improvement, after the airline posted much-deteriorated results for the first six months of its financial year.
