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.
Foreign investors own more then 47% of Air France-KLM, Europe's largest airline group warned investors yesterday, adding that "like other major European companies, it is authorized to implement a mechanism to safeguard national ownership once the non-resident shareholding has reached 45%." The airline, however, did not disclose what measures it is considering. Earlier this year, Lufthansa published a similar warning to investors after foreign ownership reached 40%. In the past few months, Air France-KLM's stock rose from EUR16 to EUR32 (US$41). -JF
