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
Even the most successful hub operators with well-distributed risk and access to fast-growing markets and government backing are not immune to turmoil in key business segments.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
TOKYO—All Nippon Airways may add ultra-long-haul flights soon, if its initial venture into that market segment proves to be successful.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Bombardier and launch operator Swiss are confident of the C Series service readiness. But the next challenge for the manufacturer is to ensure a rapid ramp-up of serial production.
Air Transport