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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ExecuJet Middle East (Stand 2406), which opened an FBO in partnership with NasJet in Riyadh two months ago, is claiming it has brought a level of service that was previously lacking in the capital of Saudi Arabia.
“We provide no additional service but it is a question of being responsive and timely and ensuring the customer experience is efficient,” ExecuJet Middle East managing director Mike Berry told AIN. Passengers are a diverse mix, ranging from companies to wealthy individuals and companies, he said. Pilots benefit from their own private lounge.
However, Berry and his team have limited influence on some aspects of their Riyadh operation. They are thus pushing for the passenger lounge in the central terminal to be refurbished, as it is a common area shared with other FBOs such as Arabasco and Jet Aviation. Moreover, the joint FBO with NasJet took a long time to establish (it was originally announced two years ago).
ExecuJet Middle East expects to handle 3,000 aircraft in its first year in Riyadh. So far, the local team is focused on serving NasJet- and ExecuJet-managed aircraft but it is now opening to third parties. The staff of 24 may therefore increase slightly.
In Dubai, ExecuJet Middle East is gearing up for the runway closures planned from May to July 2014 at Dubai International Airport (DXB). As traffic will be severely limited, the company is planning on continuing its maintenance activity here at Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC). It has secured GCAA approval for Bombardier, Embraer and Hawker jets and expects EASA approval by mid-December for the DWC facility. “In addition, we are looking at places like Sharjah and Abu Dhabi,” Berry said.
In Istanbul, ExecuJet has extended its partnership with Bilen Air Service for their joint FBO at Atatürk airport.
ExecuJet Middle East has recently received Turkish SHY-145 and Afghanistan MoTCA AMO certification for work on Embraer Legacy aircraft and Bombardier CRJ200s. The company is now pursuing Turkish approval for the Hawker 700, 800 and 900.

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