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
Russia’s war against Ukraine has made the CR929 program more difficult to manage, with Western sanctions causing more delays.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Bidders for a majority stake in ITA Airways have submitted improved offers to the Italian government in advance of a deadline that expired Aug. 22, but industry sources fear political uncertainty in Italy could once again hold up the long-drawn out sale process.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
A sale of Italy's newly founded legacy carrier has been further delayed by the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
Airlines & Lessors