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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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.

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Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling issued a prediction here this week that Eurocopter’s market share in 2008 will stay above 50 percent. “The only market that is suffering a bit is the corporate/VIP one in the U.S.,” he said. The company expects turnover to grow by 6 to 8 percent over last year’s e4.17 billion ($6.5 billion). It expects the number of deliveries to approach 550. Bertling also said the company’s expected 2008 sales of 650 to 700 helicopters will rank second only to its 2007 showing.
He also revealed plans for the firm’s local subsidiary, Eurocopter UK, to achieve revenues of £200 million ($400 million) by 2013, four times the turnover in 2007. Offshore oil transport and military business are seen as the major growth areas for Eurocopter UK. For offshore operations support, Eurocopter has announced the installation of an EC 225 flight training device in Aberdeen. On the defense side, it holds out great hope for a Puma upgrade contract. “We also expect to be on the MoD’s SAR-H program’s shortlist,” Bertling added.&nbsp; &nbsp; EC175 to fly 4Q09 Bertling also announced that the Eurocopter EC175 seven-metric-ton twin helicopter is scheduled to make its first flight in the fourth quarter of next year. This is the first time this schedule has been stated with such precision, the target date having so far been loosely referred to as “2009.” The EC175 is a 50-50 joint program with Chinese-based Harbin Aircraft.

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.

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