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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Oklahoma’s Elk City Regional Business Airport (KELK) broke ground last week on a new terminal and hangar for the airport-owned and -operated FBO. KELK—which has a 5,400-foot main runway and sees approximately 9,000 operations a year—is located in the midst of Oklahoma’s oil fields.
The $5 million-plus project—funded by the state Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA), the local government, and the FAA—will feature a new 3,600-sq-ft terminal that will replace the existing structure, built in 1966. That structure will eventually be demolished to expand the parking apron.
“Terminal buildings serve as gateways to communities, leaving lasting impressions on visitors,” explained ODAA executive director Grayson Ardies, adding that the new terminal reflects the community's dedication to aerospace excellence. “We are proud to partner with the city on this project and look forward to the future growth this investment will spur throughout the region.”
The project will also include a new 15,000-sq-ft hangar, similar to the existing hangar, capable of sheltering midsize business jets. Ardies told AIN that, while the new hangar will initially be used for community aircraft storage, plans call for it to eventually be occupied by an aircraft maintenance provider.
The new complex is expected to be completed by mid-2025.

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