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.
Robert Wall (Barcelona, Spain), Jens Flottau (Barcelona, Spain), Andy Compart (Barcelona, Spain)
The Middle East’s low-fare airline sector has been the biggest growth industry in commercial air transport recently and indications are that the field will continue its upward trend as fresh competitors emerge. “The market is growing [but] the environment is not an easy one,” says Adel Ali, chief executive of Air Arabia, the region’s largest low-fare carrier.
Robert Wall (Hamburg), Jens Flottau (Frankfurt), Douglas Barrie (Broughton, England )
Efforts to introduce fuel-burn improvements on the Airbus A380 are advancing even as the European aircraft maker continues to struggle with basic production of the mega-transport.
Michael A. Taverna (Paris), Jens Flottau (Frankfurt)
The Middle East is playing a lead role in the drive to make satellite-based inflight Internet and phone service available to airline passengers—a trend that is likely to mushroom following Lufthansa’s recent decision to opt for onboard broadband.
