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
The CEOs want the Obama administration to begin government-to-government negotiations with Qatar and the UAE to examine alleged subsidies and overcapacity on routes between the U.S. and those countries.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
The manufacturer promoted Klaus Roewe, A320neo program chief, to run the entire A320-family program, including the current production-standard aircraft.

By Jens Flottau
TUIfly, the largest unit by number of aircraft with 38, does not operate long-haul services on its own.