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.
The in-development Ariane 6 launcher can only be seen as a transitional solution to compete with SpaceX’s rockets and must evolve rapidly, says the Cour des Comptes, the French equivalent of the U.S. GAO.
Airbus has signed a five-year memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Dassault Systèmes to cooperate on the implementation of a full suite of software tools expected to bring digital continuity to the airframer’s operations.