Jens Flottau

Executive Editor, Commercial Aviation

Frankfurt, Germany

Summary

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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.

Articles

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Emirates is preparing for negotiations with Airbus about compensation

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Steve Udvar-Hazy says he does not expect Boeing will rush with the 777.
Air Transport

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Lufthansa Technik wants to perform Airbus A380 wing repairs for other A380 operators. Lufthansa executive board member Carsten Spohr speaking at the International Air Transport Association’s annual general meeting in Beijing says that maintenance, repair and overhaul subsidiary Lufthansa Technik is making detailed plans for the repairs.