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.
Swiss civil aviation authority BAZL (Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt) ordered the two Junkers Ju 52s operating in Switzerland to be temporarily grounded over significant safety concerns.
Emirates Airline warned of a difficult second half for fiscal 2018/2019 after the carrier’s profit dropped 86% year-over-year (YOY) in the first six months.
