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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AgustaWestland’s Deliveries Up, Orders Down for Last Year AgustaWestland parent company Finmeccanica last month disclosed its 2009 results, showing increased deliveries but fewer orders. Revenues grew by 15 percent, to ?3.48 billion (about $4.7 billion) last year. The pre-tax earning margin stagnated, at 10.7 percent. Meanwhile, orders fell by 37 percent, to ?3.21 billion ($4.4 billion), despite a higher demand for government and military rotorcraft. The backlog is now valued at ?9.79 billion ($13.3 billion), a 7-percent decline. In 2009, AgustaWestland spent ?328 million ($446 million) in research and development. For the 2010-2012 period, R&amp;D spending is anticipated to be a total ?750 million ($1.02 billion). The bulk of it, ?650 million ($884 million), will be shared among the BA609 Tiltrotor, the XX9 (a 9,000-pound-class twin) and the military AW149.
In India, AgustaWestland distributor Sharp Ocean last month signed a contract for two Grand New light twins and one AW119Ke single. They will be delivered to private customers and used to perform VIP transport missions, the manufacturer said.

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