Jens Flottau

Executive Editor, Commercial Aviation

Frankfurt, Germany

Summary

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’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
Despite many concerns about a continued air travel recovery, lessors and aircraft financiers back making major deals.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Nobody wanted a twin-aisle. Now there may not be enough of them. Listen in to find out why.
Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
CEOs of leasing aircraft lessors are displaying bullishness about future demand for single-aisle and widebody aircraft in spite of substantial uncertainty and negative macroeconomic factors.
Airlines & Lessors