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.
Fledgling firefighting company Seaplane Global Air Services has outlined plans to lease out waterbombing aircraft, especially the amphibious Beriev Be-200.
With the communications satellite market still in flux, launch service providers are counting on aggregators and manufacturers to broaden their product ranges.