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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.

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Articles

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr is concerned about the number of new aircraft coming into the market in the coming years, mainly based on the production rates envisioned by Airbus.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
China has been a major driver of growth for Boeing and Airbus in the 2020s, but sees no urgency to buy more aircraft.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Ahead of the 2021 Dubai Airshow, Gulf carriers are still powerful industry forces but follow different paths and press to adjust their fleet plans.
Dubai Airshow