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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.

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Articles

Jens Flottau
Austrian Airlines executive board members Andreas Bierwirth and Peter Malanik believe that the takeover by Lufthansa could still fail. The German airline could still back out of the deal if the European Commission imposes tight conditions on it or if Austrian burns too much cash to fund ongoing operations, the two executives told reporters in Vienna.

Jens Flottau (Frankfurt)
South African Airways is facing tough challenges beyond just achieving a financial turnaround, as the airline tries to leave behind scandals including the ouster of its chief executive over alleged corruption and drug-trafficking by crew.

Jens Flottau
Ryanair on Thursday allowed the use of mobile phones and blackberries on the first 20 of its 170 aircraft. Passengers are now allowed to make phone calls, send text messages or e-mails after the cabin crew allows them to do so in flight.