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.
Further requests from Airbus are delaying the signing of a contract for the demonstration phase of the Future Combat Air System, according to Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing the French ministry of armed forces to rethink some plans, from a satellite launch to the use of large military transports.
Despite the overall strong recovery of air transport in traffic, orders and deliveries, Thales is still considering its commercial aviation business to be in an early convalescence phase, according to CEO Patrice Caine.
