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

AgustaWestland lands orders for GrandNew

Intermountain Healthcare (IHC) has ordered three of AgustaWestland’s GrandNew light twin helicopters and holds options for two more.

BBJ sees positive market indicators

Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor noted positive trends in key markets, as he spoke at BBJ’s EBACE press conference on Monday.

Aircell offers low-cost onboard voice and data

Airborne communications specialist Aircell (Booth No.

Dassault perched to receive Falcon upgrade certifications

The first quarter of 2010 has been a disappointment in terms of aircraft sales and shows that the market is not yet recovering, Dassault CEO Charles Edelst

Bombardier’s Global family gets Primus Elite cockpit

Bombardier and Honeywell have received a supplemental type certificate (STC) to install Primus Elite LCD cockpit upgrades on Global series business jets.

New ACJ on display at EBACE features spacious cabin, kitchen, shower

Airbus is here displaying an ACJ business jet (tail number G-NOAH) that recently started commercial operations with Farnborough, UK-based Acropolis Aviatio
ATC

Eurocopter tests prove value of Galileo satnav

Eurocopter recently announced the success of the flights it conducted in November with an EC145 light twin to test

Unions Suspend Strikes at Airbus

Unions in France today suspended a series of strikes that affected six Airbus factories this week, as well as design offices and headquarters in Toulouse.
Charter & Fractional

Toulouse charter, mx firms partner as Jet Services

Since last year’s EBACE show, two well-known names in Toulouse’s business aviation industry– Aero Vision and Uni Air Entreprise–have been integrated in a n
Maintenance and Modifications

ACC Columbia Jet Service expands mx capabilities

ACC Columbia Jet Service, formerly known as Aviation Center Cologne, is at EBACE (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

UK charter company plans fleet expansion

Gama Aviation (Booth No.
Rotorcraft

Helo research targets engine, airframe mods

Financial results for 2009 showed that AgustaWestland (Booth No.
Engines

Engine makers consider clean-sheet designs

Engine manufacturers are here at EBACE providing a glimpse at where powerplant technology is going for business aviation with several clean-sheet designs o
Airports

Cannes, Nice open new bizav facilities

The French Riviera airports at Nice and Cannes are investing in business aviation infrastructure in a bid to keep the rich and famous coming back to the Co

Euro bizav traffic growing again after deep plunge

Business aviation traffic in Europe is on the rise after having been badly hit last year.

European bizav maintains public image

Since the beginning of the economic crisis, European company executives flying in business jets largely have escaped being singled out as fat cats as infam
Aircraft

Euro Falcon M&O yields goldmine of info

Dassault Aviation’s maintenance and operations (M&O) seminar held here in Geneva on April 1 was a prime opportunity for the Falcon business jet manufacture
Accidents

Mood Shifts to Hope in Search for Missing Air France A330

BEA investigators, who admit to having experienced a high level of stress in their effort to understand how
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Regulations and Government

Helo lobby group challenges in-development noise rule

The lobbying association for the French helicopter industry, the Union Française de l’Hélicoptère (UFH), is raising concerns about gestating noise rules th
Rotorcraft

European research targets engine, aerodynamic change

The Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a e1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) private-public partnership on aeronautical research in Europe, has issued its thir
Rotorcraft

Japan Orders 30 Enstrom 480Bs

The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force has selected the Enstrom 480B turbine single as its next-generation training helicopter and is scheduled to take 30
Rotorcraft

PremiAir To Open New London Terminal

PremiAir, the operator of the London Heliport (also known as Battersea), is to open a new passenger terminal “this spring.” It will replace a 50-year-old b
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell 407 STC Boosts Hot and High Performance

Aeronautical Accessories has received for the Bell 407 an STC that increases available useful load by 400 pounds or in-ground-effect hover by 3,000 feet.
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Raised

Production in 2009 Russian Helicopters last month announced that its factories produced 183 helicopters last year, an increase of 8.3 percent over t
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland’s Deliveries Up, Orders Down for Last Year

AgustaWestland’s Deliveries Up, Orders Down for Last YearAgustaWestland parent company Finmeccanica last month disclosed its 2009 results, sho

Dassault logs record deliveries in ’09

Dassault Aviation last month reported its 2009 sales and delivery totals, and the numbers were mixed.
Engines

Small Turbofan To Begin Endurance Testing

Start-up engine manufacturer Price Induction is about to begin endurance testing on its 575-pound-thrust Dgen 380 turbofan by the end of this month.
Aircraft

Dassault Reports Record Deliveries, Plummeting Sales

Dassault Aviation yesterday reported contrasting results for last year, with a negative net order tally of -163 Falcon business jets, but a record 77 Falco
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Profitable Despite Economic Turbulence

Helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter stayed in the black last year, with €263 million ($360 million) in pre-tax earnings, according to financial results rele