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.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation is encouraged by CityJet’s decision to order Sukhoi Superjet 100s, as it shows that new entrants can “break into this conservative market,” according to Yoshihisa Kumagai, the airframer’s president for Europe.
TRJet’s German sister company, 328 Support Services, and Pratt & Whitney Canada signed a memorandum of understanding on Oct. 14 that covers upgraded PW306B engines to power the aircraft.
