Jens Flottau

Executive Editor, Commercial Aviation

Frankfurt

Summary

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week'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
Germany’s civil aviation authority Luftfahrtbundesamt (LBA) has approved codesharing services between Air Berlin and partner Etihad Airways for the upcoming summer period.

By Jens Flottau
The disappearance of flight MH370 shocked the globe, but regulator and industry response a year later fails to address key issues that would improve flight safety.

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is studying A320-family production rates in excess of 60 aircraft per month, as the company continues to see strong demand for the type.