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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AeroEx is promoting its support services for EASA Part-NCC (non-commercial operations with complex aircraft) compliance. The deadline is August 25. AeroEx can help in the initial phase with familiarization, gap analysis, manual preparation and assistance in obtaining specific approvals (RVSM, for example). The Buchs, Switzerland-based company (Booth S132) can also provide continuing compliance support.
As opposed to a certification basis, Part-NCC is a declarative system. The operator need only declare its competence to operate under NCC and will be able to start operating the next day. EASA officials believe the effort is significantly less onerous than obtaining an aircraft operator certificate (AOC).
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