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

In search for alternative fuels, the focus turns to synthetics

Synthetic fuel seems to be the new Holy Grail of air transport.

DXB is now simply Dubai International

With construction under way on the new Dubai World Central airport, the existing Dubai International Airport (DXB) is continuing to grow, as planned, to al

EU noise program meets goals halfway

The European Union’s research program on noise reduction, Silence(r), officially ended in June with promising results.

Europe on the cusp of Clean Sky effort

The European Union is about to launch a massive seven-year, ?1.6 billion ($2 billion) research program dubbed Clean Sky, which will include developing six
Rotorcraft

EC 225 Firefighting Kit Available

Eurocopter last month announced that its EC 225 Super Puma firefighting system is undergoing a certification process, with deliveries pegged to start next
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Notches Police Contract

Eurocopter has received from the Austrian Ministry of Interior an order for eight EC 135 P2is.
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Logs Orders

Brazilian-based Synergy Aerospace has ordered 12 AgustaWestland helicopters, including AW109 Powers, Grands and AW139s.
Avionics

Chelton ADAHRS Approved for Bells

Chelton Flight Systems’ air data and attitude heading reference system (ADAHRS) has been added as an approved sensor on the FlightLogic EFIS supplemental t
ATC

Calstar Instrument Approach Complete

The FAA has approved instrument approaches and feeder routes to California Shock/Trauma Air Rescue’s (Calstar) hospital in Gilroy, Calif., developed by Hic
Rotorcraft

Helitech'07

Small but noteworthy helicopter equipment manufacturers found a suitable showcase for their products at Helitech 2007 in Duxford, England, early last month
Avionics

CMC's new FMS has search-and-rescue features

CMC Electronics showcased its new CMA-9000 flight management system (FMS), which also includes radio management.
Maintenance and Modifications

FDC Develops New Engine Filters

FDC Aerofilter, a California-based company that specializes in engine inlet barrier filtration, is developing a new filter for the Eurocopter EC 135.
Rotorcraft

Portable Helipad Option Available

FEC Heliports, in Chesham, UK, is offering a portable aluminum helipad that can be used with helicopters weighing up to 15,000 pounds.
Rotorcraft

Turbomeca Breaks Ground on New Research and Development Facility

Turbomeca has broken ground for its future research, development and manufacturing facility in Bordes, southwest France.

GE, Darpa join on biofuel

General Electric’s research arm and the U.S.
Engines

Two new contenders vie to power future RJs

Pratt & Whitney Canada and the French-Russian Snecma-NPO Saturn joint venture are knocking at the door of the market for regional-jet turbofan engines.

EC 225 features new anti-vibration system

The recently EASA-certified Eurocopter EC 225 Super Puma has a new anti-vibration system that brings more performance, simplicity and lightness to the heli

Dassault again downgrades its 2003 delivery estimate

A year after construction began, the new assembly facility for the long-range Dassault Falcon 7X is finished and has already started operations.

Foreign pilots bristle at U.S. ban

Beyond North America, the global business aviation community has continued to find itself in a state of unsettling flux in the six weeks since September 11
Regulations and Government

EASA’s certification pricing will produce no profit margin

The newly formed European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is crafting a pricing policy for the certifications it can now grant.
Safety

European safety seminar highlights many accident-prevention tools

New tools exist to prevent those accidents that most worry safety experts.
Avionics

EC 135 avionics package STC’d

Air Methods’ products division has received an STC for its Eurocopter EC 135 single-pilot IFR avionics package and plans to make it available on the EC 145
Maintenance and Modifications

DRF gets repair authorization

German Air Rescue, the DRF, has received a design organization approval from the EASA according to its Part 21J rule.
Rotorcraft

OEM keen to buy PZL-Swidnik

Italian-based manufacturer AgustaWestland early last month expressed interest in buying all or part of its Polish-based counterpart, PZL-Swidnik, should Po
Avionics

Glass cockpits for Sikorsky S-61

Acrohelipro and Carson helicopters are outfitting the first two of Carson’s Sikorsky S-61 fleet with Sagem Avionics’ integrated cockpit display system retr
Rotorcraft

Blue Hawaiian orders more EcoStars

Air-tour operator Blue Hawaiian Helicopters has ordered four more Eurocopter EC 130B4s to augment its existing fleet of eight AS 350B2 AStars and nine EcoS
Accidents

No injuries in PHI Bell 407 ditching

A Petroleum Helicopters Bell 407 ditched into the Gulf of Mexico on August 16 after an apparent catastrophic engine failure.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter takes a fresh look at composite manufacturing

Eurocopter is considering introducing fiber placement for helicopter composite fuselage manufacturing as a way to replace manual lay-up and reduce costs by