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
Emirates Airline is considering a more prominent transpacific operation in what would be a slight twist to its business model. The airline may commence service through more intermediate points in Asia to destinations in North America, President Tim Clark said on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association annual general meeting in Cape Town.
Air Transport

Jens Flottau
Low-cost carriers are “very interested” in the 160-seat CS300
Air Transport

Jens Flottau
Bombardier is “guardedly optimistic” about being able to announce new sales for its CSeries narrowbody family at the Paris air show, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Chet Fuller said on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting in Cape Town. However, the aircraft will not fly before the Paris air show, he says.
Air Transport