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.
Thai Airways President Charamporn Jotikasthira says the airline is halfway through a three-year restructuring program and aims at “sustainable growth” and a return to the U.S. in 2017.
Nearly one year after the crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 in the French Alps, the country’s air accident investigation bureau, BEA, is making several recommendations that are geared to better protect passengers from pilots with suicidal tendencies.
