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

By Jens Flottau
International Airlines Group (IAG) posted a significantly higher operating profit in the first quarter and assured investors its full-year result will be better than last year despite rising fuel prices.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The board of Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) said it has rejected two offers for a full takeover by International Airlines Group (IAG) in the weeks since IAG made its initial small investment in Norwegian public on April 12.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
The board of Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) has rejected two offers for a full takeover by International Airlines Group (IAG) since the group made public its initial small investment.
Airlines & Lessors