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

Jens Flottau
Plans would make it the country’s largest low-fare airline
Air Transport

Cathy Buyck (Brussels), Jens Flottau (Frankfurt)
SAS made a bold decision to renew its entire long-haul fleet. But whether the airline will actually survive and be able to fund the investments, is beyond its control. That decision is made by the European Commission.
Air Transport

Jens Flottau
When Sebastian Mikosz resigned as CEO of LOT Polish Airlines almost three years ago, the airline appeared to be beyond rescue. Mikosz was fed up with politicians and union leaders interfering in what he believed was a necessary deep restructuring. But now he is back and not only plans to turn around the airline, but finally to sell it.
Air Transport