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
Laminar flow is still possible at speeds of Mach 0.78, initial results of the flight test campaign of the Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator (BLADE) show.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
The new fighter would begin replacing both the Typhoon and Rafale between 2035 and 2040, the two companies announced at the ILA Airshow here.
Defense

By Jens Flottau
Airbus and Boeing ramp up production and roll out new models as new competitors undergo flight testing.
Air Transport