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.
As the A320neo and 737 MAX meet for the first time at a major air show, Airbus and Boeing take the battle to new levels with improvements and upgrade plans.
Lufthansa and its cabin-crew union UFO have settled their longstanding dispute over company pensions and early retirement, after a mediation process that started at the beginning of the year.
