Jessica Reed is a writer and editor with AIN. She joined the team in the fall of 2023 after two years covering the aviation industry at Avionics International. She earned her bachelor&#039;s degree in English (Writing &amp; Rhetoric) from Pepperdine University. Her hometown is St. Louis, Missouri, and she since has resided in Santa Barbara, California, and Brooklyn, New York, among others. She is currently based in Philadelphia.

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Nicolas Boltoukhine has taken over as head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) following Frederic Lemos’ recent departure. Boltoukhine’s work at Airbus began in 2022, when he was named operational marketing manager of the H160 program for Airbus Helicopters. He will now direct ACH’s global strategy, marketing, and operations.
Boltoukhine is a dual-rated professional pilot with almost 40 years of experience in the industry, as well as 10,000-plus flight hours across rotorcraft and airplanes. Before joining Airbus, he served as a helicopter and fixed-wing pilot and air operator certificate manager at Oya Vendée Hélicoptères—a French charter group offering private helicopter transport—for more than 14 years.
“Nicolas’ combined operational expertise as a pilot and proven leadership in commercial aviation make him uniquely qualified to lead ACH into its next chapter of growth,” commented Olivier Michalon, executive v-p of global business at Airbus Helicopters. Michalon also noted the company’s gratitude to Lemos “for building ACH into the premier corporate helicopter brand it is today.”

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Nicolas Boltoukhine has taken over as head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters following Frederic Lemos’ departure.

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