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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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.

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Spain’s Inaer and UK-based Bond Aviation Group, two major helicopter operators in Europe, now have the same parent company–World Helicopters, a holding firm owned by Investindustrial and KKR. World Helicopters completed its acquisition of Bond this week. According to a joint statement, Bond owners Peter and Stephen Bond have made “a substantial financial investment” in World Helicopters, and they will thus both have executive seats on the company’s board. Peter Bond will remain chairman at Bond, since Inaer will not be fully merged with Bond, meaning “the Bond brand will continue, as will the current senior management team.” Bond operates about 40 helicopters in emergency services, police and offshore oil-and-gas transport. Inaer operates 320 aircraft, 273 of which are rotorcraft. It has bases in ßEurope, Australia, North Africa and South America. Last year, Inaer reported revenues of €338 million ($470 million), two thirds of which come from EMS, civil protection and firefighting operations. It has launched a €250 million ($350 million) fleet investment plan over the 2010 to 2014 period.

Helo Operators Inaer, Bond Become Sister Companies

Spain’s Inaer and UK-based Bond Aviation Group, two major helicopter operators in Europe, now have the same parent company–World Helicopters, a holding fir

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