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.
Qatar Airways has been making operating profits since its relaunch in 1997, CEO Akbar Al Baker said on the sidelines of a company event in Brussels Feb. 1. He responded to allegations that the airline is receiving government subsidies. “We are here to make a business, not politics,” he pointed out. According to Al Baker, the airline has made a net profit in six of the past 14 years, including the past financial year.
Qatar Airways is close to placing an order for Bombardier’s CSeries, although CEO Akbar Al Baker declined Tuesday to describe his exact plans for the aircraft. Al Baker says, “I will leave that question to be answered in Le Bourget,” referring to the June 2011 Paris Air Show typically used for big order announcements.
Egyptair shut down all operations in Cairo on Monday afternoon to comply with the country-wide curfew imposed by the Egyptian government. Following widespread anti-government protests in the past days, the administration of President Hosni Mubarak has been trying to regain control of the situation, so far unsuccessfully. The curfew was initially set to start at 10 p.m. but was pushed back to become effective at 3 p.m. local time on Monday.
