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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Universal Aviation, the ground support division of Houston-based Universal Weather &amp; Aviation, has been selected to manage the general aviation terminal at London’s Northolt Airport.

 


Starting on January 1, Universal—which already has a presence in the UK capital through its FBO at London Stansted—will have designated areas set aside in the facility at the Royal Air Force-operated airport for the handling of business aviation. This will include a reception area, a small operations section, a passenger lounge, and security screening, as well as food storage areas. A separately-run cafe will also be available for crewmembers.

 


Fueling is provided by World Fuel Services, which has several tankers on-site and accepts fuel releases, while Universal will be responsible for all over-the-wing aircraft handling.

 


“Because it’s a military airport, it has historically been a little tricky to get in and out of for some operators,” said Universal Aviation UK and Ireland managing director Sean Raftery, who added that Northolt’s close proximity to Central London makes it an attractive option for business aircraft operators. “By partnering with Royal Air Force and extending our ground support operations to Northolt, we are going to be focusing on making this an easier, more accessible option that business aircraft operators will want to use as an alternative to other more congested airports close to the city.”

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