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
Ahead of the Paris air show, our editors interviewed the CEOs of four big aerospace companies: Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and Embraer. In the latest
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
Based on enormous backlogs, Airbus and Boeing are ramping up production of key programs. But some analysts begin to warn about overcapacity in major markets that could affect future deliveries.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
Analysts warn that overcapacity might soon become a serious issue for airlines again, particularly in the U.S. and Europe.
Air Transport