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
Ryanair is opening to more bases in Germany, making good on its plans to significantly increase its market share in Europe’s largest economy.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
The Airbus A321neo completed its first flight on Feb. 9, reaching another milestone in the roll-out of the manufacturer’s new single-aisle family.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
ATR thinks Iran could be a market for more than 100 turboprops in the next 10 years, CEO Patrick de Castelbajac believes.
Air Transport