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

Engines

Airbus Helicopters Performs H175 Engine Removal

Pratt & Whitney Canada turboshaft was replaced at altitude airport in France
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Aircraft

Dassault Notices Signs Of Maturing Market

Chinese customers are making more sensible choices, says the French airframer
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Regulations and Government

Cayman Islands Touting Smoother Registration Process

The civil aviation authority of the Cayman Islands is promoting the absence of red tape, combined with asset security
Rotorcraft

UTC Appoints New Sikorsky President

Former president Mick Maurer moves to UTC position, where he will oversee likely Sikorsky spin-off
Accidents

FDR Confirms Germanwings Co-pilot Set Autopilot For Crash

Information recovered from the A320's descent confirmed that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz set the autopilot for a fatal controlled flight into the French Alps.
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Accidents

Germanwings Copilot Set FMS for Fatal Descent

Germanwings pilot Andreas Lubitz, 27, is now the focus of the investigation
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Safety

Germanwings A320 Black Box Found at Crash Site

A Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed in a remote location in the French Alps, with all 150 people on board believed to be dead.
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Safety

Researchers Study Future, Safer Flight Decks

The secret to addressing human factors is adapting the cockpit to the way the human brain works best, say researchers.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Inks Mega Deal in Korea

H155 to be basis for civil and armed helicopters in $1.5 billion deal.
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Considers Selling Single-engine Line

Two former Schweizer models are still produced but Sikorsky is no longer taking orders.
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Rotorcraft

UTC Considers Sikorsky Divestiture

Helicopter manufacturer could become standalone company, as spinoff is the most likely option.
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Engines

Snecma Silvercrest Schedule Slips into 2016

Flight testing taking place in San Antonio, Texas on a Gulfstream flying testbed.
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Solar Impulse Logs First Legs in Round-the-world Flight

Powered by photovoltaic cells, the single-pilot aircraft flew from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Muscat, Oman and then on to Ahmedabad, India.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Unveils H160 Medium Twin

X4 program materializes into innovative AW139 competitor but drops fly-by-wire flight controls.
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Engines

Turbomeca Sees Growth in Service Sector

Engine manufacturer feels impact of weaker civil helicopter demand but is proceeding with a 3,000-shp engine program.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters To Unveil New Medium Twin, Hoping To Reverse Sluggish Sales

Financial performance close to stability in 2014, while outlines of new X4 medium twin emerge.
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Rotorcraft

SKYe SH09 First Flight Augurs Well for Sales

Letter of intent from South Africa brings backlog to 60, but Marenco is mum on SH09 development.
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Appareo touts lightweight FDM camera

An integrated set of image, GPS, gyroscope and other sensors make the unit easy to install, the company claims.
Rotorcraft

RMCI targets new HUMS for light helicopters

Supplemental type certificates for the new RMCI HUMS are expected this year for Airbus and Bell single-engine helicopters.
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Engines

Turbomeca Taps Into 3-D Printing for Engine Nozzles

The Arrano and Ardiden 3 turboshafts are Turbomeca’s first to have parts made with additive manufacturing.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aerolite Has the Latest in EMS Interiors

New roll-in stretchers simplify handling for aeromedical operators.
Rotorcraft

Helitech Opens Its Door to the Up-and-coming

The London event is set to take place at the ExCel exhibition center October 6-8.
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Training and Workforce

Thales Checks In with Reality H Sims

After making its Reality H simulators available in France, the devices will be available in Norway and Australia.
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Avionics

Elbit Displays Skylens HUD and Awaits Certification

Wearable display to merge enhanced vision and synthetic vision.
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Regulations and Government

Rega Moves to All-IFR Fleet

Swiss mountain rescue operator envisions all-weather capability in the mid-term.
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Cabri Light Piston Single Gets FAA Nod

Two of the helicopters have already been delivered in the U.S.
Rotorcraft

Researchers Look at Single-engine Cruise Ops on Twins

Fuel savings of up to 30 percent expected, but automated quick restart is key.
Aircraft

Airbus, Suppliers Eye Wider Use of More-electric Systems

Fuel cell could replace APU, ram air turbine in future
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Safety

UK Researchers Study Carbon Nanotube Aircraft De-icing System

Carbon nanotubes could be applied like paint and de-ice a surface by heating.
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon 8X Starts Flight-test Campaign

Dassault's new business jet program is on schedule for mid-2016 certification.
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