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.
Kuwait-based carrier Wataniya has shut down all operations. The airline said that “given the current financial situation of the company and the lack of fair trade requirements in the local market, as well as the difficult political and security situation in the region, the board has decided to cease all Wataniya Airways operations with the return of its last scheduled flight to Kuwait" on March 16.
While carriers around the world are still enjoying strong growth rates and higher fares backed by global GDP growth, several factors may lead the industry into an overcapacity situation as soon as next year. These factors include uncertainty over the price of fuel, GDP development in key markets, markedly increasing delivery stream for new aircraft backed by a stronger than expected early order cycle and, not the least, the ambitious expansion in various pivotal markets planned for this summer.
Lufthansa is no longer pursuing any takeovers in Europe. “The pressure to buy something is extremely low,” new CEO Christoph Franz said at the airline’s annual news conference in Frankfurt.
