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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Daher recently signed a six-year renewal contract with the French Ministry of Defense for the maintenance of a fleet of 27 TBM 700 turboprop singles. The deal covers the airframe, engine and propeller. The aircraft are spread between the air force (15), the army’s aviation division (eight) and a flight-test center (four). All were upgraded, starting in 2011, with Garmin G1000 avionics.

 


The “full operational support” agreement is for airworthiness monitoring, logistics, maintenance and repair. Maintenance specialist Enhance Aero, based at Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport in central France, will handle a portion of the maintenance tasks.

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