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.
Low-fare airline Fastjet has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s Jetlink to set up a joint-venture carrier in an effort to expand the Fastjet brand into Kenya. The company said that the deal would provide it with a platform for the brand to be used in another African market, but that the agreement still is subject to several conditions, among them Fastjet shareholder approval.
Finnair has announced the appointment of Ville Iho to the position of deputy CEO following the resignation of the airline’s CEO Mika Vehvilainen. Iho is currently chief operating officer and is expected to run the airline until a permanent replacement for Vehvilainen has been found. Finnair’s board states it has already started the search.
German regional airline OLT Express halted flight operations on Jan. 27 after a last-ditch effort to finance a turnaround plan failed. The carrier stated that its new owner, Panta Holdings, did not approve a restructuring strategy that management and employees had agreed on in the last few days.
