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 (Booth 7070) has received orders from Russia and the British Isles for VIP-configured helicopters.


Exclases Russia inked a contract for five AW139 medium twins–in a mix of VIP and utility layouts. HeliVert, a Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland joint venture located in Tomilino near Moscow, will produce the AW139s. The deal is a follow-on to a previous agreement, which calls for one AW139 to be delivered in June. Exclases also has ordered a GrandNew light twin in VIP transport configuration.


In Europe, AgustaWestland has sold its fourth AW139 for corporate transport in the UK and Ireland. The helicopter is to be delivered in 2014 to <a name="_GoBack" id="_GoBack"></a>an undisclosed customer. The manufacturer claims to have sold nearly 40 AW139s across Europe for VIP, corporate and government transport roles.


AgustaWestland is exhibiting a GrandNew in a special James Bond 007-style livery at EBACE. Also on display is a full-scale mockup of the dedicated VIP interior developed by MAG for the in-flight-test AW169 light-intermediate twin and a scale model of an exclusive four-seat, VIP AW139 interior by Karl Lagerfeld.


In other news, China-based AW139 operator Sky Shuttle Helicopters announced that captain Meg Lam and first officer Kirsty Holtkamp became the company’s first-ever all-female helicopter crew to operate flights between Hong Kong and Macau.

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