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.
ANA Holdings, the parent company of All Nippon Airways, Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air, expects profits at its two LCC affiliates to grow at their fastest until 2022, as the carriers continue to expand.
The aircraft’s evacuation limit, based on the new Airbus Cabin-Flex (ACF) layout, stands at 250 passengers, but it is currently only available for up to 240 passengers.
