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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Marathon Aviation&nbsp;broke&nbsp;ground on a new Marathon Jet Center at the&nbsp;Florida Keys Marathon International Airport&nbsp;to&nbsp;replace the temporary facility that has operated there since the existing&nbsp;terminal and hangar were destroyed by 2017’s Category 4 Hurricane Irma.

 


The 3,000 sq ft, two-story, Key West-themed FBO will be available 24/7, and will offer a pilot lounge, flight planning area, coffee and snack bar, an exterior access elevator to take guests to the second floor passenger lounge, outdoor viewing decks, fee-based U.S. Customs, and a 12,000-sq-ft hangar with 28-foot high doors&nbsp;capable of sheltering aircraft up to a G650. The new buildings will be constructed to comply with the latest county hurricane code standards for wind and flooding. The Avfuel-branded facility is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.

 


“This week we officially begin construction on a new, iconic FBO to serve as a launchpad for U.S. Customs and complement the region’s tourism, five-star resorts, and world-renowned fishing industry,” said Marathon owner Martin Hiller, adding it’s the company’s mission to provide a fully immersive, luxury Middle Keys experience. “Our investment in this venture reflects our deep, long-term commitment to this local community, its economy, and our customers.”

 


Marathon Aviation also operates a second FBO at the Florida Keys airport that is dedicated to piston aircraft.

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