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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Lufthansa Private Jet is here at EBACE 2007 at Booth No. 1240 enjoying the unexpected success of a combined airline-business jet product it launched just two years ago. It is now considering branching out into the U.S.
&nbsp;“We are thinking of offering our point-to-point product outside Europe,” Lufthansa Private Jet head Gerald Wissel told EBACE Convention News. He reminded that the U.S. is the first market for business aviation, hinting it could be the first expansion. Earlier this year, Lufthansa Private Jet inked a follow-on contract with NetJets Europe, which provides the German airline with business jet operations. The contract covers the 2007 to 2011 period, after the first two contracts for 2005 and 2006.
Initial expectations have been surpassed. An average 10 flights a day are flown under the scheme, whereas 20 per month had been at the beginning seen as a reasonable target. The average passenger load is in the 1.5 to 1.7 range, Wissel said. The activity is very seasonal, the busiest period being June to August.
A Lufthansa first-class passenger can book a single ticket covering the entire trip. For example, it can be a New York to Cannes via Frankfurt. The final leg can be flown in one of three categories. The light one includes Cessna Citation Bravos and Hawker 400s. The medium one consists of the Citation XL and the Hawker 800. The large one offers just the Dassault Falcon 2000. Only NetJets Europe’s core fleet is tapped and there is no sell-off to other operators, Wissel emphasized.

Lufthansa Private Jet considering U.S. ops

Lufthansa Private Jet is here at EBACE 2007 at Booth No.

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