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Jens Flottau

Executive Editor, Commercial Aviation

Frankfurt, Germany

Summary

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens leads Aviation Week’s global commercial coverage. He covers program updates and developments at Airbus, and as a frequent long-haul traveler, he often writes in-depth airline profiles worldwide.

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.

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Articles

European Commission Delays Decision On Boeing/Embraer Deal

By Jens Flottau Jan 14, 2020
The European Commission extended the provisional deadline for its in-depth review of the proposed commercial joint venture (JV) between B...
Air Transport

Opinion: Emirates’ Business Model Must Evolve Under New Leadership

By Jens Flottau Jan 09, 2020
Clark prepares for retirement by leaving Emirates from a position of strength. ...
Air Transport

Airlines Are on the Defensive, With Industry Targets Seen as Outdated

By Jens Flottau Jan 06, 2020
Airlines have seen fast growth since 2010, victims of their own success as fight against climate change moves to forefront. ...
Air Transport

 

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