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.
The Indian and Russian governments appear to be taking policy steps to express their opposition to the European Union’s move to include airlines in its emissions trading system (ETS), with carriers caught in the cross-hairs.
The Indian and Russian governments appear to be taking policy steps to express their opposition to the European Union’s move to include airlines in its emissions trading system (ETS), with carriers caught in the cross-hairs.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its forecast for industry profitability in 2012. The body expects airlines globally to make a combined $3 billion profit, down from $3.5 billion as predicted earlier. But it now expects airlines to have posted a $7.9 billion profit in 2011, compared to its earlier forecast of $6.9 billion as Chinese carriers performed much better than expected.
