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.
Dissolving infrastructure constraints will be key for business aviation in the Middle East to realize its full growth potential, industry officials pointed out at the Global Aerospace Summit here this week.
Airlines share equal responsibility with governments for the slow pace of liberalization in African aviation, according to the IATA regional vice president for the Middle East and Africa, Hussein Dabbas.
Emirates’ partnership with Qantas Airways, Etihad Airways’ equity ties across two of the legacy alliance groups, joint ventures, the advent of the next generation of long-haul low-cost carriers—these are just a few of many more issues that have led a number of observers to conclude that the era of the three global alliances is over.
