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 and BAE Systems are facing even stronger headwinds for their merger plans 10 days before the U.K. Takeover Panel's Oct. 10 deadline for the project, with the CEO of major EADS shareholder Lagardere issuing a public statement demanding significant changes to the negotiated arrangements.
Saudi Arabian low-fare airline Nas Air plans to phase out all Embraer 190s and 195s. “The E-jets are a comfortable aircraft, but with our expansion we need more seats,” Nas Air CEO Francois Bouteiller said at the World Routes conference in Abu Dhabi.
