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.
Key players in the Russian aerospace industry have unveiled a roadmap to substitute all the foreign composites on the Irkut MC-21 narrowbody airliner’s airframe with equivalent, locally produced materials.
Safran believes in-service feedback from CFM Leap engines powering Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft could help it certify a future counter-rotating open rotor (CROR) engine.
After a January mishap, the Ariane 5 launcher started rebuilding its reputation for near-perfect reliability with the successful launch of two spacecraft.
