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.
EADS subsidiary Premium Aerotec is exchanging almost its entire executive board as the company struggles with inefficiencies in the ramp-up of key programs, particularly the Airbus A350. Premium Aerotec’s CEO Kai Horten, CFO Helmut Kretschmer and Head of Human Resources Wolfram Sauer are leaving the company. Horten and Sauer stepped down with immediate effect, Kretschmer will remain in his position until the end of June.
