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.
Aircraft financing firms are voicing concerns that some kind of downward correction to commercial aircraft demand is likely and that there could be a corresponding effect on the number of aircraft cancellations or postponements.
With negotiations continuing at Air France to end what is now an 11-day pilot strike, labor conflicts at several other European airlines appear to be getting worse.
