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

Safety

FAA Warns BO 105 Operators

The FAA has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) to all Eurocopter BO 105 operators.
Avionics

Dassault flight tests EVS on 2000EX

Late last month Dassault flew a Falcon 2000EX EASy with an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for the first time.
Charter & Fractional

Dutch start-up plans helo service

Dutch start-up Helinet will offer scheduled helicopter flights among cities in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Modified G550 to serve as platform for science studies

The German aerospace research office, the DLR, is preparing for the 2009 introduction of a modified Gulfstream G550.
Aircraft

Socata TBM 850 gets EASA OK, FAA certification to follow soon

EADS Socata last month introduced the TBM 850 turboprop single, a more powerful, faster derivative of the TBM 700.
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Charter & Fractional

Fractional rules divide EBAA

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has been split by a major disagreement over what operating rules should apply to fractional ownership in
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Aircraft

7X mods mean more range for operators

Dassault is about to flight-test production-conforming modifications that should boost the range of its new Falcon 7X.
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Safety

Europe reviews regulations for helicopter EMS operations

EMS operators in Europe are providing some input in the ongoing debate in the U.S.
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Rotorcraft

GNSS helo approaches under study in Europe

No GPS-based IFR approach has been designed yet for commercial or parapublic helicopter operations in Europe.
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Pilots stall delivery of 2nd Q400 to French fireguard

A controversy is flaring at the French fireguard about the use of converted Bombardier Dash 8Q-400 turboprops as heavy waterbombers.
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Training and Workforce

Eurocopter beefs up training services

In May Eurocopter launched Eurocopter Training Services (ETS), its full-fledged training subsidiary.
Rotorcraft

Two European companies team on convertiplane study

By some accounts, riding as a passenger in the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey military tiltrotor is memorable not for its comfort level but because of the aircraf

Euro transonic, cryogenic wind tunnel in full swing

In Cologne, Germany, the $412 million European Transonic Wind Tunnel (ETW)– a multinational joint venture among France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK
Aircraft

Upstarts favor electric while establishment sits on fence

Business jet manufacturers do not agree on the virtues of electric power for onboard systems.

Refurbished terminal opens at Lyon

France’s Lyon Bron airport last month opened its refurbished 2,100-sq-ft business aviation terminal.