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.
An Atlas Air Boeing 747-200 overran Duesseldorf Airport's Runway 23L yesterday, causing significant damage to at least two of four engines. The aircraft operated on behalf of Emirates Sky Cargo as Flight EK 8995 from Dubai with a scheduled landing in Duesseldorf. After touching down, the aircraft's crew was unable to brake the plane before the end of the runway. Airport officials said two engines caught fire.
Ryanair and easyJet will compete on more routes starting this month, as the Irish low-fare airline builds its presence at London's Luton airport. Ryanair will start services to Stockholm, Esbjerg, Nimes, Girona, Pisa and Treviso from Luton, which traditionally has been easyJet's strongest base. Both airlines were relatively close last year in passengers carried: Ryanair counted 26.6 million in 2004, while easyJet reached 25.7 million.
