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.
ICAO’s Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation will let airlines grow without being penalized for the environmental damage they cause.
TUI Group and TUIfly employee representatives have started talks about alternatives to the proposed sale of the leisure carrier, which would raise questions over the planned Air Berlin breakup.
Airbus chief salesman John Leahy said he “would be surprised if we did not reach our goal” to deliver at least 50 A350s in 2016, but admitted it is a “stretched target.”
