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
Airbus has cut half of a firm order for 40 A330-900s placed by an undisclosed customer, believed to be HNA Group, from its backlog.
Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
A quick resolution to the falling-out appears unlikely as claims and counterclaims are filed in London’s High Court of Justice.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa is looking to place orders for additional aircraft, now that the airline is expecting a strong bounce-back in demand pent-up during the pandemic and despite new risks emerging as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Airlines & Lessors