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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Dassault on Friday downgraded its 2008 delivery planning for Falcons, citing new FAA “constraints.” The manufacturer said the delivery rate increase that was expected for the fourth quarter will not be met and some deliveries have been postponed to the first quarter of next year. A Dassault spokesman explained to AIN that the FAA has been enforcing regulations in a stricter way since it was accused of insufficient oversight with Southwest Airlines earlier this year. One example is that Dassault now has to submit two-dimensional drawings for cabin furniture, whereas engineers had switched to 3-D images. The process requires a greater investment of time for FAA inspectors. The bottom line is that 2008 revenues will be 10 percent below 2007’s. Meanwhile, Dassault has reached a “definitive agreement” with Alcatel-Lucent on the latter’s shares in avionics specialist Thales. The €1.57 billion ($2.2 billion) deal should close next spring. Dassault will then own 26 percent of Thales, ranking second after the French state. The two parties have signed a shareholders agreement.

Falcon Deliveries for 2008 Downgraded

Dassault on Friday downgraded its 2008 delivery planning for Falcons, citing new FAA “constraints.” The manufacturer said the delivery rate increase that w

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