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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Germany’s DC Aviation has partnered with fellow German company BHS Helicopterservice, enabling DC Aviation to add charter helicopter flights to its business jet flights. BHS has handled factory helicopter travel for automotive supplier Brose since 2008. The companies are respectively based in Stuttgart and Bamberg.

 


So far, BHS has operated an Airbus Helicopters H135 and a Leonardo-Finmeccanica AW109 SP. Satellite telephones are available on board. In future, the fleet will be expanded to four helicopters, flying from Bamberg, Stuttgart and Zurich.

 


DC Aviation (Booth S052) signed another partnership with Lenz Aviation. The “strategic cooperation” with the Weinstadt-based company is meant to boost DC Aviation's core business – aircraft management. Lenz Aviation brings 20 years of experience with aircraft sales and brokerage, as well as the same services for yachts and cars to ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

 


Also part of the effort to expand the business, DC Aviation has appointed Exklusiv Aviation as its regional agent for the UK, as well as southern and western Switzerland. Exklusiv Aviation will promote DC Aviation’s aircraft management services and also offer aircraft for charter. DC Aviation claims to be Germany’s largest business jet operator and has branches in Dubai, Zurich, Malta and Moscow.

 


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