A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in 2007, Curt came to&nbsp;the publication&nbsp;from the broadcast industry where he was a national science and technology television reporter and producer. He writes on the FBO field, aviation finance, and sustainable aviation and occasionally contributes to&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;sister publication&nbsp;Business Jet Traveler. Curt was a member of the AINtv reporting staff that won the 2008 Aerospace Journalist of the Year award for Best Airshow Daily. That same year, he was a finalist for another AJOYA award. He earned an AJOYA for Best Business Aviation Submission in 2018 and was a finalist in that category in 2021. He received the National Air Transportation Association’s&nbsp; Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.

Before joining AIN, Curt worked with&nbsp;Consumer Reports’ television division, CRTV, and for several local television news staffs. An honors graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he earned a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University in 1995. Curt lives in New York State with his wife and two young sons.

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California’s Ontario International Airport (KONT) has completed a major rehabilitation project on 10,200-foot Runway 8R/26L. The work, which began in February 2023, saw the milling and repaving of 80,000 sq ft of concrete, along with the installation of new lighting.

The $90 million project also included a structuring of the runway’s feeder taxiways with the construction of Taxiway S8, rehabilitation of several other taxiways, and elimination of two adjacent taxiways.

Much of the project funding came from FAA AIP grants, with the remaining $23 million provided by the airport itself through operational revenue. Last month, KONT was awarded an additional $4 million in AIP funding for the start of design work on the rehabilitation of 12,200-foot Runway 8L-26R.

“We want to thank congresswoman Norma Torres, our elected leadership in Washington, D.C., and our regulator partners for their tireless efforts in securing the funding needed to bring this important project to conclusion,” said Alan Wapner, president of the Ontario International Airport Authority’s board of commissioners. “Their unwavering support of [KONT] has allowed us to address critical needs, invest in airport operations, and create an unparalleled travel experience for one of the most vibrant population and economic centers in the United States.”

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