Thierry Dubois

4 days ago | aviationweek.com | Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews.

4 days ago | aviationweek.com | Lee Ann Shay |Thierry Dubois |James Pozzi

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5 days ago | aviationweek.com | Thierry Dubois

In 1984, those who were about to decide and launch the Airbus A320 considered production rates of five per month initially, with the prospect of increasing to eight per month. Fast-forward to 2025: the program has, by far, surpassed expectations and Airbus is struggling to increase the production...

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Thierry Dubois

LE BOURGET–Here at the Paris Air Show, Dassault Aviation is exhibiting a small-scale model of the Vortex—a French acronym for orbital vehicle for transportation and exploration—a reusable spaceplane it is proposing for dual-use civil-military applications. During a speech at the Paris Air Hub on June 20, French President Emmanuel Macron referred to the project as meaningful. “It comes with avant-garde possibilities for our defense,” he said.

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Thierry Dubois

LE BOURGET—Hamburg-based executive charter operator Luminair ordered three Falcon 9X trijets from Dassault Aviation here at the Paris Air Show this week. Luminair, which obtained its air operator’s certificate in November 2024, so far has relied on three Cessna Citation XLS. The company is thus growing toward an ideal fleet size founder Algernon Trotter sees at between 20-50 aircraft.