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

Rotorcraft

UK charter firm buys SW4s

Biggin Hill, UK-based helicopter charter operator Sky Charter has been designated the UK dealer for PZL Swidnik rotorcraft.
Rotorcraft

Noise issue incites furor in Saint-Tropez

Residents of the Saint-Tropez gulf, on the French Riviera, are threatening to block helipads and the road through Saint-Tropez if the city does not make pr
Rotorcraft

Noise, Power Focus of AgustaWestland Research

AgustaWestland last year invested 11 percent of its revenues in research and development.
Rotorcraft

Italian airframer plans helo upgrades

AgustaWestland has announced a weight upgrade and Russian assembly plans for the AW139 medium twin, while new helicopter models are in development and a se
Regulations and Government

Operators give the DGAC an 'F' on aircraft registration reform

The prospect of mandatory French registration for all aircraft based in France appears to be fading following a recent census of foreign-registered aircraf

Helo operator PremiAir reaps fruits of Farnborough road congestion

London-based helicopter operator PremiAir claimed to have operated more than trips between the London heliport (often referred to as Battersea) and the sho

Eurocopter UK to grow four-fold by 2013

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling issued a prediction here this week that Eurocopter’s market share in 2008 will stay above 50 percent.
Rotorcraft

EC 225 clearing hurdles; certification slips to 2004

Eurocopter now hopes to obtain certification for its EC 225 by early next year instead of in the third quarter of this year, as previously stated.

Boeing, Alenia join forces in composite recycling

Boeing and Alenia Aeronautica have signed a letter of intent to build a composite recycling facility in southern Italy.

Dassault takes a fresh look at assembly process

Dassault has bucked the trend among business jet manufacturers of announcing massive job cuts, furloughs or temporary factory closures since the beginning
Aircraft

Dassault admits to quiet work on Mach+ bizjet

Dassault is working quietly on the design for what could become a supersonic business jet (SSBJ).
Rotorcraft

French helo operator caught smuggling drugs

Police arrested Jean-Pierre Bernardini, managing director of France-based Corseus Hélicoptères, in connection with a drug-smuggling operation in late June.
Rotorcraft

With an eye to the environment, Eurocopter mulls system changes

Eurocopter is stepping up its efforts to make helicopters more environmentally friendly by eliminating hydraulic and engine bleed-air systems, introducing

Bisignani blasts EU ‘greed’ over emissions trading tax

IATA director general Giovanni Bisignani lambasted European governments for their alleged greediness for environmentally inefficient taxes here yesterday.<

Integration started on military Dhruv

India-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL, here at chalet R1) now has the military utility version of its Dhruv helicopter certified with an IAI-made

Russians join Agusta in AW139 production

Russia’s Oboronprom Corporation and AgustaWestland announced the signing of a heads of agreement for the joint final assembly of the AW139 medium twin heli

More delays announced for BA609

Bell Helicopter (Chalet L3-7) here in a press conference yesterday strongly hinted the company is about to transfer more work to partner AgustaWestland in

Bell racks up South Pacific helo sales

Bell Helicopter here on Monday announced an order for 14 helicopters–12 Bell 407s and two Bell 206B3s–from Australia-based sales representative Hawker Paci

Sikorsky completes X2 prototype build

Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky (Hall 4 Stand F14) has nearly finished building its X2 coaxial compound helicopter demonstrator in Elmira, New York.

Europe OKs CO2 scheme for aviation

The European Parliament on Tuesday voted on a detailed plan to include aviation in the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS), a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade

BA Takes Over Last All-biz-class Transatlantic Carrier

British Airways announced it is taking over France-based L’Avion, the last remaining all-business-class carrier on a transatlantic route.
Regulations and Government

EU Zeroes In on Aviation Inclusion into CO2 Scheme

The European Parliament on Tuesday voted on a detailed plan to include aviation in the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS), a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade
Charter & Fractional

Unijet rejuvenates fleet, opens U.S. broker office

Despite the current economic downturn, French charter operator Leadair Unijet is rejuvenating its fleet.
Safety

Concorde Manslaughter Trial To Take Place in France

A French judge last week ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authorit
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland, Oboronprom team up

Russian aerospace conglomerate Oboronprom has started “large-scale, long-term” cooperation with European manufacturer Agusta- Westland for helicopter distr
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland continues work on AW139 upgrade

AgustaWestland is making several improvements to its AW139 medium twin, including flight-testing a de-icing system.

'Helicopter hub' planned for Rome

Manufacturer AgustaWestland and Italian operator Alitalica recently signed an agreement to install a “helicopter hub” at Rome’s Urbe airport.
Charter & Fractional

Helo lobby association outlines Paris connection

The UFH, the French helicopter association, is studying how to relaunch scheduled flights among Paris heliport, a helipad in La Défense business district a
Charter & Fractional

French operator to offer another downtown link

France-based operator Azur Hélicoptère is considering offering helicopter connections between Lyon Saint Exupéry airport and the city’s convention center,
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft News Update: Eurocopter still fighting noise

Eurocopter is flight-testing low-noise approach, takeoff and cruise flight procedures with an EC 135 light twin.