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.
Startup Korongo Airlines, based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is looking to add routes in the Central African country after four months of operations. Korongo flies six weekly roundtrips between Lubumbashi and Kinshasa and four from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg. Once a week, the aircraft stays in Johannesburg overnight for maintenance. Most of the services are operated with a Boeing 737-300, while a BAe-146 is used in the Kinshasa-Lubumbashi market.
Germany's aerospace industry has been growing, driven by civil air transport demand. But it is facing difficult changes as its defense-related business contracts.
