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

FBOs

Gestair to invest $115 million in its fleet

Gestair Private Aviation has announced a $115 million investment over the next four years to further expand its 30-aircraft fleet.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Jetalliance offers new kind of aircraft lease

Austrian-based operator Jetalliance announced here on Tuesday that it is now offering what it claims to be a new kind of business aircraft financing called

EBACE 2007 could break 10,000 in attendance

Show exhibitors here at EBACE 2007 are expecting to break last year’s attendance records.
Aircraft

Falcon 7X: from Catia screen to certified reality

Dassault Aviation comes to Geneva this week on a wave of exhilaration generated by having achieved simultaneous European and U.S.
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Aircraft

Dassault Aviation to study greener airframe designs

Dassault Aviation is about to start researching more ecologically friendly aircraft designs as part of the European Commission-funded CleanSky joint techno
Aircraft

With ground tests under way, 2000DX ready for flight tests

Dassault’s Falcon 2000DX is slated to fly next month.
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VR lends a helping hand

Dassault is increasingly using tactile virtual reality (VR) to design its Falcon business jets.
Rotorcraft

Snecma Silvercrest core engine set for first run

Snecma is progressing with its plans to develop a turbofan in the 10,000-pound-thrust class.
Regulations and Government

New ICAO procedures should widen IFR ops

The obstacle clearance panel (OCP), a group of experts in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is designing more suitable IFR procedures f
Rotorcraft

Bristow Group Buys Four S-92s

Houston-based Bristow has exercised options to acquire four more Sikorsky S-92s.
Rotorcraft

Pilot Strike Hurt PHI

The Office and Professional Employee International Union says that the pilot strike it led at PHI had a significant effect on the company’s 2006 financial
Maintenance and Modifications

HSI To Support Eurocopters

Helicopter Support has received certification from American Eurocopter to support the AS 350, AS 355, EC 120 and BO 105.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Opens Design Center

Sikorsky last month opened a 25,000-sq-ft Design Engineering Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rotorcraft

FAA Certifies S-76 for Snow Ops

Sikorsky on April 10 announced that the FAA has certified the Sikorsky S-76C++ for operation in falling and blowing snow.
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Gets Pac-Rim Orders

AgustaWestland has announced orders for six AW139s in Australia.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Inaugurates Spanish Plant

In late March Eurocopter inaugurated the new Eurocopter España plant in Albacete, in east central Spain.
Rotorcraft

Bell 429 Gets Production Rotor Blades

The Bell 429 has received its production rotor blades.
Rotorcraft

Unmanned helo might save stranded Everest climbers

Everest Rescue Trust, a New Zealand-based charity organization, is planning to operate an unmanned helicopter to rescue stranded climbers on Mount Everest,
Engines

Turboshaft and turboprop

The pace of new technology infusion in helicopter turbine engines is not slowing.General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Rolls-Royce
Engines

Snecma Silvercrest core to run later this year

French engine manufacturer Snecma is making progress with plans to develop a turbofan in the 10,000-pound-thrust class.
Regulations and Government

Business aviation and the environment: Business aviation ponders its impact on the environment–and the public perception of that impact

Business aircraft manufacturers and operators had better tackle their environmental image sooner rather than later.
Aircraft

Falcon 900DX takes 900C to the next level

In late May at the EBACE show in Geneva, Dassault unveiled a new version of the Falcon 900.

Falcon sales down in ’03, but looking up

Falcon business jet orders and deliveries last year decreased by 44 percent and 26 percent, respectively, according to Dassault chairman and CEO Charles Ed
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter dominates civil helo market

Eurocopter’s new boss believes that last year’s good sales figures should not hide the need for some changes in the company culture.

Baltimore Heliport Sports New Pilot Lounge

The Baltimore Heliport in Maryland’s “Charm City” now features an updated pilot lounge with new sofas, flat-screen tv and DVD player.

Lockheed Martin, Kaman Aerospace Partner on Unmanned Helicopters

Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace , a subsidiary of Kaman of Bloomfield, Conn., have teamed to market advanced manned and unmanned helicopters worldwide
Rotorcraft

Sloane Helicopters Gets Part 145 Nod

Sloane Helicopters has received Part 145 approval for its new maintenance facility at Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
Maintenance and Modifications

European Certification Pending for Powerline Detection Device

U.S.-based Safe Flight Instrument announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will certify the company’s Powerline Detection System on
Safety

FAA User Fees Bad for Helicopters, Too

Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, described the recently released FAA funding proposal as “one of the greatest threats business aviation has ever faced.

FAA raising the bar on helicopter certification

The FAA’s plans to update certification rules to reflect the improved capabilities and performance of modern helicopters appears to be moving ahead with fe