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.
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has been awarded a contract by the French Defense Procurement Agency for both the “Maintenance in Operational Condition” and cockpit upgrade of the French Air Force’s four Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft.
2017 continues to be a good year for ATR sales, as the Toulouse-based airframer has received an order from Taiwan's Mandarin Airlines (a regional subsidiary of China Airlines) for six ATR 72-600s.