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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The complex features a recently remodeled 5,200-sq-ft terminal on a more than seven-acre apron with direct access to the customs ramp. Included among its 102,000 sq ft of hangar space is a 28,500-sq-ft hangar&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2024-05-03/detroit-area-fbo-adds-new-hangar">completed</a> earlier this year that can shelter aircraft as large as ultra-long-range business jets.
“Maven prides itself on excellence in all aspects of our operation and we are delighted to be a part of the AEG Connect network,” said Maven president Jason Zimmerman. “We are passionate about this industry and service customers.” Being a network member is another opportunity to demonstrate that commitment, he added.
AEG Connect was <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-10-17/aeg-fuels-introduces-branded-dealer-network">launched</a>&nbsp;in 2022 and now includes 20 locations in the U.S. and Brazil.

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