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

Frank Jackman, Jens Flottau
APPEALING SUBSIDIES: The World Trade Organization appellate body has largely, but not completely, upheld last year’s WTO ruling that certain subsidies provided by the European Union (EU) and some of its member states to Airbus are “incompatible” with WTO rules because they have caused “serious prejudice” to U.S. interests.

Jens Flottau
The World Trade Organization Appellate Body has largely, but not completely, upheld last year’s Panel ruling that certain subsidies provided by the European Union and some of its member states to Airbus are “incompatible” with WTO rules because they have caused “serious prejudice” to the interests of the U.S.

Jens Flottau
Shares of Danish low-fare airline Cimber Sterling plunged by almost 13% on May 18, after the carrier disclosed that its losses for the full financial year 2010-2011 ended March 31 will be much larger than expected and that it is searching for investors to strengthen its capital base.