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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Banyan Air Service, a full-service FBO at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, has launched a new business line designed to help other service providers streamline their purchases of necessary materials.
Dubbed FBO Essentials, the online marketplace was born out of a need for consistent, reliable, and high-performance products. The carefully curated product selection covers the full gamut of ground support and safety equipment, ranging from safety vests and cones to tools and gloves. Banyan's product line takes away the need to source products from multiple vendors, the company said.
“We designed FBO Essentials to be a one-stop solution for FBOs of all sizes,” said Banyan COO Jon Tonko. “Our goal is to help streamline daily operations, allowing FBOs to focus on what they do best—providing exceptional service to their customers.”
He added that the service ensures that FBOs have access to the best tools to support their teams.

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