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
TRJet’s German sister company, 328 Support Services, and Pratt & Whitney Canada signed a memorandum of understanding on Oct. 14 that covers upgraded PW306B engines to power the aircraft.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
New-technology aircraft coming on the scene in the next years will be much more fuel-efficient. But the dramatic fall in fuel prices is making existing fleets more attractive, creating options for carriers.

By Jens Flottau
Following news last week that talks to sell the C Series program to Airbus had failed, Bombardier is trying to reassure its customers that the future of the C Series is not in doubt.
Air Transport