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.
Support from the French government and China’s Avic is reinforcing Flying Whales’ confidence that its project will not be another failure in the airship segment.
Startup company Flying Whales believes it has found the right technologies and has conducted a convincing market assessment to thrive in large cargo airships. The first flight of the French company’s LCA60T is expected in three years.