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.
Germany’s federal government has agreed to grant 12 airports a total of €200 million ($240 million) in financial aid and pledged to support three more in which it holds equity stakes.
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark expects the recovery of air travel to be delayed beyond the upcoming summer season and foresees a substantial return of demand only in the 2021 fourth quarter.
