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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Bombardier Aerospace has issued a new market forecast for regional and business aircraft which paints a picture of temporary gloom giving way to long-term strength, with overall 20-year order and delivery (O&amp;D) expectations not much lower than the Canadian manufacturer was predicting a year ago. 
Its commercial aircraft market forecast for 2009-2028 predicts 12,400 deliveries in the 20- to 149-seat market, worth around $589 billion. In the business aircraft market it sees 11,500 deliveries from 2009 to 2018 (with revenues of some $256 billion for the industry).
A key feature of current trends highlighted by Bombardier was the “shift in demand to the upper end of regional and lower end of the mainline market (see table). It also believes that 60 percent, or 6,900 units, of the current 20- to 149-seat market are expected to be retired over the period of the forecast. Turboprops will account for 38 percent of commercial deliveries–with a forecast total of 2,300.
Philippe Crevier, vice president of marketing, pointed out that backlogs at a similar stage in the last downturn, starting in around 2000, were around a third of the present levels, which gave Bombardier confidence that the industry could emerge in good shape.
Gary Scott, president for commercial aircraft, was bullish about the threat to its new C Series from other international programs. “There are new entries in Russia, Japan, China, [but] we believe we have the optimal solution,” he said, while admitting that the environment remains incredibly competitive and that airlines are finding it difficult to finance aircraft. “We are working closely with the export agencies–EDC in Canada. It’s a big challenge for our customers.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Bombardier: short-term pain will give way to long-term gain

Bombardier Aerospace has issued a new market forecast for regional and business aircraft which paints a picture of temporary gloom giving way to long-term 

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