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.

Articles

By Jens Flottau
Embraer plans to announce significant improvements to its E175s and the E2 family at the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau
Embraer has decided to focus the concept studies for its Energia family of regional aircraft on aircraft sized at around 50 seats, upping development time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa may soon get the green light for its ITA purchase while Air France-KLM is excited about plans for SAS.
Airlines & Lessors