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.
Germany's air traffic controllers will announce today if they are going ahead with their planned strike (DAILY, Jan. 3). The Gewerkschaft der Flugsicherung (GdF) union said it has reviewed a pay proposal put on the table by ATC provider Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), without saying what decision it has made. A strike could happen as early as Saturday, with the union forced to give 24 hours' notice.
German air traffic controllers are planning to strike within the next few days, action that could mean the cancellation of thousands of flights. German ATC provider DFS is obliged to provide 25% of its full capacity in case of industrial action.
