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.
Fastjet is revising its 2015 guidance downward, after economic downturns in key markets and significant delays in establishing new bases in the southern African cities of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
While Airbus focuses on A320neo to address middle-of-the-market for commercial aircraft, options for Boeing are less clear and will take time to sort out.
