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
With the A320neo delivery and 737 MAX rollout under their belts, Airbus and Boeing, respectively, mark a new era in aircraft manufacturing.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
German airline investor Intro Aviation has initiated talks with potential investors for Irish regional airline Cityjet, little more than one year after it took control of the carrier.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
The EC should focus on defending consumer interests rather than protecting Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group from competition.
Air Transport