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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Rolls-Royce has named&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2011-05-25/metrojet-builds-its-maintenance-business">Metrojet</a>, the Hong Kong-based business jet operator and maintenance provider, as the first authorized service center for its BR710 series engine in Asia. The engine powers Gulfstream V/500/550 and Bombardier Global Express series aircraft.


The company will provide full line maintenance support, including engine and component installation and removal for the engine. The agreement forms part of an ongoing partnership between Metrojet (Booth H326) and Rolls-Royce (Booth H402), which later this year will see the maintenance provider add service for the Tay series engine, which powers the Gulfstream IV, as well as the BR725, which is installed on Gulfstream’s new flagship ultra-long-range G650.


“The service center will enhance the level of service we provide our customers in Asia and increase customer convenience by providing maintenance, inspections and parts sales directly to our operators through Metrojet,” said Andrew Robinson, Rolls-Royce’s senior vice president for customer services.

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