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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China Airlines has its soon-to-be-delivered Boeing 777-300ER here on the Paris Air Show static display, thus giving those visitors who see the cabin a flavor of Taiwanese culture. Designer Ray Chen has created an interior where passengers will “feel, see, smell, hear, taste and eventually love Taiwan,” the carrier's chairman, Sun Huang-hsiang, said. The widebody aircraft is to be handed over this month, joining the other five 777-300ERs that China Airlines operates.

 


Chen said he was inspired by “the sophisticated minimalism” of the Song dynasty in the Middle Age. “They would show their richness in a humble way,” he said. Four design drivers–culture, commitment, nature and technology–have been translated into one color each. In economy class, a few red seats have a pattern Chen characterized as a reminiscence of a Chinese red seal, often found in calligraphy.

 


In business class, wood wall coverings create a warmer ambiance. “Reading lamps are there to remind you of something very intellectual, like in a bookstore,” Chen went on. The entrance area has been laid out to look like a hotel lobby and a lounge, as opposed to a kitchen.

 


China Airlines’ in-service 777-3000ERs are flying to Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Frankfurt is next in line, and is scheduled to be served from November 1.

 


Asked about premium economy, Sun said he is hoping to increase the load factor from 65 to 80 percent. In economy, China Airlines is the second carrier to offer a “family couch,” a row of three seats that can convert into a bed–a product targeted at one parent with a child.

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