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 is set to receive certification of a “nose-up autobrake” feature to further cut the landing distances of several Falcon 2000-series airplanes, thus helping the types obtain approval for operations into London City airport. “The system is transparent to the pilot,” chief test pilot Philippe Deleume told AIN today at EBACE. During the approach, the crew just has to activate the autobrake button. Braking then starts as soon as the main landing gear touches down. This is about one second earlier than the usual procedure. The distance gain is “in the order of 150 feet,” Deleume said. The autobrake disengages when the pilot actually pushes the brake pedals, after which the pilot can brake as usual. Testing of the autobrake system is now complete and EASA certification is expected soon. The next step for Dassault is to have the Falcon 2000DX/EX/LX approved into London City. Flight tests are planned there this month to get the approval from the airport authorities. The autobrake system will be included as standard on current-production Falcon 2000-series models; it will also be available as a retrofit for in-service 2000DX/EX/LXs.

Autobrakes Help Qualify Falcon 2000 for London City

Dassault is set to receive certification of a “nose-up autobrake” feature to further cut the landing distances of several Falcon 2000-series airplanes, thu

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