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

Turbomeca Boosts Chinese Cooperation

During the China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin, Turbomeca announced its Arriel 2B1A engine is to power the Avicopter AC311.

Job Cuts at Sikorsky

Sikorsky is to cut 540 jobs–about 3 percent of its global workforce–in the U.S. and Poland

Sagem Touts FBW Benefits on Eurocopter X4

Equipment manufacturer Sagem, which is developing the fly-by-wire (FBW) controls that will be installed on the Eurocopter X4 medium twin, is pledging they
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Rotorcraft

Helitech 2011: Turbomeca Unveils Leads to Less Fuel-thirsty Engines

Turbomeca plans to reduce the specific fuel consumption (SFC) of its turboshaft engines by 37 percent by 2030,
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Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Releases EC145 T2 Performance Numbers

As the Eurocopter EC145 T2 light twin helicopter has completed “hot and high” testing, the manufacturer has released “promising” performance estimates.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Hybrid Helos in Service in 2012?

Eurocopter expects that its recently tested helicopter hybrid power concept will enter commercial service, soon perhaps as early as next year.
Rotorcraft

Sagem Touts Fly-by-wire Benefits on Eurocopter X4

Equipment manufacturer Sagem, which is developing fly-by-wire (FBW) controls for the Eurocopter X4 medium-twin helicopter
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Rotorcraft

Thales: Sikorsky S-76D Flight Deck ‘Game Changing’

Avionics specialist Thales is claiming the Top Deck cockpit of the in-development Sikorsky S-76D medium-twin helicopter will be a "game changer."
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Engines

Three GE engine developments in full swing

GE is here with three major programs at various stages of development.
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Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Plans Higher Speeds with X3 Compound

Eurocopter has entirely opened the flight envelope of its X3 compound helicopter (F-ZXXX), Jean-Michel Billig, Eurocopter executive vice president
Rotorcraft

First Hybrid Helicopter Achieves Maiden Flight

Eurocopter announced today that it has flown a “hybrid” AS350 Ecureuil/AStar, a production helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine
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Rotorcraft

New ‘Quiet’ Periods enforced at Paris Toussus Business Airport

Paris Toussus-le-Noble airport has been subject to new noise-abatement rules since August 15, thus limiting traffic in response to complaints from local re
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Rotorcraft

Eurocopter's Upgraded Models Coming Soon

Eurocopter is upgrading most of its product range, with the goal of providing improved performance and reduced costs.
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Rotorcraft

UK To Host Dedicated Helicopter Event

A new helicopter-dedicated airshow, dubbed “The Helicopter Show,” is scheduled for September 26 to 27, 2012 in Silverstone, UK.
Rotorcraft

China Hosts Helo Meetings

The first China Helicopter Exposition was scheduled to be held in Tianjin from September 15 to 18.
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Boosts Delivery Numbers

Last year, Russian Helicopters delivered 214 aircraft to its customers, up from 183 in 2009.
Regulations and Government

Public portrait of Sarkozy’s A330: French “GAO” flags cost overrun

The refurbishment of a government Airbus A330-200 (used mainly for the president) ran €33.2 million (about $46 million) over budget, according to a recent
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Environment

Europe to U.S.: “We Won’t Back Down on Emissions,”

The European Commission is refusing to back down over the implementation of its controversial emissions trading scheme (ETS), even in the face of possible
Rotorcraft

Third Sikorsky S-76D Joins Test Fleet

Sikorsky announced yesterday that the third prototype of the S-76D medium-twin helicopter joined the test fleet, having made its first flight probably in J
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation To Shed Up To 300 Jobs at Basel Site

Jet Aviation will cut 200 to 300 jobs at its Basel, Switzerland aircraft completions facility, a company spokesman told AIN, confirming lo
Rotorcraft

Newest Version of AS350 Ecureuil/AStar Certified

The Eurocopter AS350B3e, the latest version of the venerable Ecureuil/Astar light single helicopter, was certified in June, the company announced last week
Aircraft

EASA Restores Falcon 7X Flight Envelope

Effective yesterday, an EASA Airworthiness Directive (AD) has restored the
Rotorcraft

Details emerge on X4 Dauphin replacement

Eurocopter has fully launched the replacement program for its AS365/EC155 Dauphin and is targeting 2016 for entry into service for the first iteration, wit
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Hiring 300 Experienced Engineers

Eurocopter is hiring 300 research and development engineers, with at least four years of experience, for its new programs.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky, TAI Mull Joint Light Twin Design

Sikorsky and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) are discussing the possibility of jointly designing and developing a new light twin in the 8,000-pound-clas
Charter & Fractional

French legal moves against NetJets Europe gathering pace

More than four years after some
Rotorcraft

Heli-Union Orders Eurocopters, Takes Sikorsy Deliveries

Heli-Union, an offshore oil and gas operator based in Toussus-le-Noble, near Paris, celebrated its 50th anniversary and simultaneously inked a firm order f
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky To Terminate S-76C++ Production

Sikorsky has announced the end of the S-76C++ production run, thus firming up S-76D delivery plans for this year.
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Beefs Up Sales Effort in EU

The European Union market is a “top priority” for Russian Helicopters, and the manufacturer does not want to limit those Russian-made models that are in op