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.
Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee has certified the ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600, an approval that allows the aircraft to be operated in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. A key part of the changes to the -600 variants is the full glass cockpit and new avionics suite. ATR operators in the region include UTAir, UTAir Ukraine, Nordstar Airlines and Azerbaijan Airlines. In May 2011 the European Aviation Safety Agency certified the ATR 42-600; ATR 72-600 approval followed in June 2012.
