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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Fontainebleau Aviation—a <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-12-26/canadas-skyservice-completes-miami-fbo-deal">division</a> of Skyservice Business Aviation—today announced the opening of its second FBO in South Florida. With a presence at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF) since <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2012-01-06/fontainebleau-aviation-opens-opa-locka-executive">2011</a>, the company celebrated its first expansion with a debut at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (KFLL), where it is now one of four service providers on the field.
“We’re incredibly pleased to add Fontainebleau Aviation to KFLL’s portfolio of fixed-base operators,” said Mark Gale, CEO and director of aviation for the Broward County Aviation Department. “The premium flight-related offerings of this new facility will further enhance KFLL’s standing in the luxury business aviation sector.”
Fontainebleau's complex includes a 10,000-sq-ft terminal with an arrival canopy and expansive lobby, an executive suite with a conference room that accommodates up to 20 people, a pilot lounge, and a concierge.&nbsp;Its 80,000-sq-ft hangar can shelter the latest ultra-long-range business jets and has 15,000 sq ft of tenant offices with direct hangar access. The company is now accepting hangar lease agreements at KFLL.
“The collaboration between Skyservice and Fontainebleau has introduced a new genre of FBO services, redefining standards and expectations,” said Skyservice president and CEO Benjamin Murray. “We are laser focused on emerging client needs and providing a new direction in delivering an exceptional luxury lifestyle business aviation experience.”

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