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.
Thales has committed to a major R&D investment in digitization, which company chairman and CEO Patrice Caine sees as the way to go for all of its businesses.
Thales is endeavoring to demonstrate the reality of cybersecurity threats to airlines, at a time when connectivity is becoming standard, both in the cabin and the cockpit, at a fast pace.
Airbus has it is expanding the Skywise digital platform to its suppliers, meaning data is being shared to improve their performance and component reliability.