Thierry Dubois
Writer

Thierry Dubois is a freelance writer specializing in helicopters, business aviation and aerospace technology. He earned a degree in fluid dynamics from an engineering school in Toulouse, France in the mid-1990s. At an unexpected crossroads, he found his first job in journalism. In 1997, he started working for French aerospace weekly Air & Cosmos in Paris. This lasted until 2000, when he moved south to Lyons. He then became a freelancer, working for various aerospace publications and has been part of the AIN team since late 2000. In addition to writing about business aviation, Thierry shares responsibility for the rotorcraft section. He also is a regular on-site writer for AIN’s daily editions at international airshows such as the Paris, Farnborough, Dubai and Singapore shows, as well as at EBACE in Geneva.

In 2007, he won the Honeywell award for “Best systems or technology submission” at the Aerospace journalist of the year awards. In 2013, he won an Aerospace Media Award for the "Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission."

In other activities, Thierry moderates international conferences on aviation technology topics. Thierry is married and has three children, who seem to begin enjoying the mountains–as their parents do.

Latest from Thierry Dubois

Aircraft

Cessna Displays Grand Caravan EX Special Mission Demonstrator

Cessna's turboprop single may perform aerial survey, air ambulance, paratrooper, amphibious, surveillance, training and combat operations.
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Rotorcraft

UTC To Offload Sikorsky Rotorcraft Business

Parent company still has to make up its mind about selling or spinning off Sikorsky.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airbus picks Zodiac’s High-bandwidth BFE

Zodiac to supply equipment for Inmarsat Global Xpress service on A320, A330 and A380.
Avionics

Saudi Arabia Approves CMC’s Cockpit 9000 LPV Option for L-100

Augmented-GPS approaches now available on C-130 civil variant.
Aircraft

NHIndustries on Display Featuring France's Alat

Army to receive 15th NH90 TTH, Navy declared MU90 torpedo operational.
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Aircraft

Airbus Is Busy Hatching a Nestful of Derivatives

The Beluga XL, an A330 derivative, is to enter into service in 2019.
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Airports

Châteauroux Airport Vies for More Maintenance Business

This airport in central France offers MRO, freight, pilot training and fireman training.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Gears Up for Flight Testing of New H160 Medium Twin

X4 program materializes into innovative AW139 competitor but drops fly-by-wire controls.
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Buoyed by Banner Year, French Industry still Struggling with Recruitment

Finding enough production workers to accommodate the ramp-up is critical but tricky, Gifas says
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky To Add Black Hawk to Autonomy Program

Modified S-76 has logged more than 75 hours of flight testing, including autonomous zone selection and landing.
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Engines

Airbus Projecting 2017 for First E-Fan Delivery

The improved demonstrator in the light aircraft program is part of the flying display here.
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Training and Workforce

Venyo Set To Announce FTD Launch Customers

Certification of pilot training device for Boeing 737 NG is planned for this year.
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Worker Union Actions Disrupt Certain Dassault Plants

Strikes have had no impact on Falcon deliveries yet, Dassault says.

Techspace Is Advancing the Art of Low-pressure Compressors

Safran company targets 15 percent weight saving thanks to composites, integrated parts.
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Paraplegic Pilot a First for Paris Flying Display

Dorine Bourneton is championing disabled rights
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Aircraft

Details Emerge on Falcon 5X Combined Vision System

For Dassault's new business jet, Elbit has designed a new system based on a multispectral array of sensors.
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky To Lay Off 1,400 as Oil Prices Weigh on Offshore Operators

The consequence is reduced production of medium and heavy helicopters.
Aircraft

Safran/Honeywell EGTS System Delayed Two Years

Entry into service now expected in 2018
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Aircraft

Sikorsky S-97 Raider Enters Flight-test Phase

Prototype is representative of a multimission, high-speed helicopter for the U.S. Army, manufacturer says.
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Aircraft

Dassault Rolls Out First Falcon 5X; Set To Fly This Summer

Entry into service was once pegged for mid-2017, but engine snag could cause delay of up to eight months.
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Engines

New Bizav Engines: 2015

Manufacturers are improving the engines of today and planning for the engines of tomorrow.
Aircraft

Airbus May Build 60 A320neos A Month By 2020

Pratt & Whitney-powered test aircraft awaits resolution of technical glitch
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Boutsen Design opens concept store in Nice

One-stop-shop offers luxurious comfort items for cabin decoration
Engines

Pratt touts PT6 service program

Some PT6SMART services do not charge for non-genuine parts, FOD
Charter & Fractional

TAG to fly Boeing 757 on luxury tours

Operator to operate 52-jet on behalf of TCS World Travel
Aircraft

JetNet: European Market Not So Bad

Europe is growth market, while GDP may spur U.S. sales, says JetNet.
Engines

Ikhana Picks GE H-series for Re-engined Twin Otter

Twin Otter is new application for GE’s H80 turboprop.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flying Colours to install medevac cabins in three Challenger 650s

Design engineering has begun in St Louis
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Experts Study RPAS Operations in Commercial Airspace

The aviation industry is having a hard time devising rules for remotely piloted aircraft systems.
ATC

European Commission Struggles to Broaden Egnos Acceptance

Monetary incentives are being set up to encourage airports to publish LPV approaches and operators to equip with receivers.
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