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.
Jens Flottau (Singapore), Leithen Francis (Singapore), Guy Norris (Los Angeles)
Airbus and Rolls-Royce, addressing customers' concerns about performance of the Trent XWB engine, are working on a potential thrust-margin increase of roughly 5,000 lb. that is needed for the A350-1000. The measures involve a substantial design change that could force the planned service-entry target for the larger model to slide one year to at least 2016. The plans come as key customers such as Air Lease Corp. (ALC) and Emirates have publicly voiced doubts that the engine as now defined may not be powerful enough.
Adrian Schofield (Singapore), Leithen Francis (Singapore), Jens Flottau (Singapore)
Major airline alliance moves are shaking up the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region as carriers look for new partners to help fulfill international aspirations.
Jens Flottau (Singapore), Adrian Schofield (Singapore), Leithen Francis (Singapore)
The global airline industry is clamoring over the planned European Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), with China saying it does not accept what it considers an extraterritorial, illegal tax and threatening to block European airlines from flying to the country.
