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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After receiving net orders for 715 helicopters last year–its second best year ever–Eurocopter expects to sell only 450 helicopters this year, CEO Lutz Bertling predicted today at the company’s annual press conference in Paris. The forecast was shaped by luxury yacht sales and the used rotorcraft market. Last year there were approximately 30 order cancellations, Bertling acknowledged, adding that the commercial market slowed in the second half of the year. The segment that is suffering the most is U.S. tourism and corporate sales. Nevertheless, Eurocopter’s best seller was the Ecureuil/EC 130 series, with orders for 340 civil and military machines. Of the total €4.9 billion ($6.9 billion) in bookings, 64 percent was for civil and parapublic activities, with the remainder being military sales. Deliveries last year at Eurocopter jumped by 20 percent, to a record 588 helicopters. Civil and parapublic activities accounted for 55 percent of the €4.5 billion ($6.3 billion) revenue. Eurocopter’s record year in terms of sales was 2007, with orders for 802 helicopters.

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