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.
FRANKFURT—Emirates Airline is considering a major deviation from its existing business model, as the carrier is considering ordering narrowbody aircraft. The company’s President Tim Clark told CNN that he has three different proposals in front of him: a narrowbody aircraft order; a mixed order for some number of narrowbody and twin-aisle aircraft; and a pure widebody aircraft order. No decision will be made within the next 18 months, Clark said.
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