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.

Articles

By Jens Flottau
Turkish Airlines Chairman Ilker Ayci expects a relatively quick traffic recovery, after several recent terrorist attacks in Turkey and the July failed military coup.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Air Berlin’s dominant shareholder Etihad Airways is looking for more ways to dispose of unwanted parts of its German affiliate, industry sources say.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Singapore Airlines’ return of its first A380 is terrible news for Airbus and the funds that own the aircraft.
Air Transport