Jens Fehlinger

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Jens Fehlinger is the Chief Executive Officer of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., a role he assumed in 2024. Since beginning his professional career with the Lufthansa Group in 2011, he has held a number of leadership positions across the organisation, including Managing Director and Accountable Manager of both Lufthansa CityLine and Lufthansa City Airlines, as well as Head of Structural Crisis Management and the ReNew Restructuring Program at Lufthansa Group. He also previously held strategic roles in operations performance, business development, and network management at Lufthansa. Alongside his management responsibilities, Mr Fehlinger is a trained commercial pilot. He joined Lufthansa as a First Officer on the A320 in 2006 and later flew as a Senior First Officer on the A380. While he currently focuses fully on his executive duties, his flying experience continues to shape his leadership perspective. Mr Fehlinger holds an Executive MBA with global modules in Madrid, Los Angeles, and Singapore. He also earned a Master of Science in Traffic and Transportation from the Technical University of Darmstadt and a degree in Aviation Engineering and Management from Bremen City University of Applied Sciences.