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
The EC should focus on defending consumer interests rather than protecting Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group from competition.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has offered mainline pilots a €50,000 ($55,000) premium each if they move over to low-fare division Eurowings for a limited period.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Qatar Airways says it will not take A320neos with PW1100G operational restrictions; Airbus negotiates with Lufthansa to take delivery of first A320neo.
Air Transport