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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Atlantic Aviation announced changes to its customer loyalty program this week at NBAA-BACE. Starting in January, the FBO mega-chain will add two new features to its popular Double Awards feature, increasing the ability of its customers to earn rewards. Bonus Awards and Trip Awards will accelerate the pace at which awards and their financial equivalents accumulate.
Customers who uplift the minimum gallon amount for their aircraft type will earn five additional Atlantic Awards under the Bonus Awards plan. The Trip Awards will provide additional incentives based on milestones achieved through the number of visits they make to Atlantic’s more than 100 locations.
Every customer who earns the minimum 50 Atlantic Awards in a calendar year is eligible to have their awards account activated with its associated financial value accrued credited to a personalized, reloadable rewards card that can be used at virtually any retailer or restaurant in the world.

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