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.
The flight tests for Embraer’s 190-E2 are off to a promising start. Now the aircraft has to prove it meets performance targets set by the manufacturer.
Embraer plans to spend any time gained from an earlier-than-expected first flight for the E190-E2 to make sure the aircraft is ready to enter service, executives said during a company briefing here ahead of the Farnborough International airshow.
