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 Irish Business &amp; General Aviation Association (IBGAA) has selected this year’s EBACE as the venue for its official launch. The organization was formed back in 2020 during the height of Covid with several founding members including ACASS Ireland, Gainjet Ireland, and Woodgate Aviation. It was able to secure a member-sharing agreement with EBAA at its start.

 


“Private jets are a long-established segment of the Irish aviation ecosystem and the formation of IBGAA is a welcome development in this space as Ireland looks towards the future and the recovery from the past years of stagnation in the sector,” noted Irish aviation regulator Diarmuid Ó Conghaile. “We look forward to working with the IBGAA membership and continue to offer our world-class registry services through the EI and EJ register.”

 


Having since grown to 25 members, the association is also an accepted member of the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC).

 


The group will hold its first conference this November in Limerick at the Adare Manor resort with Gulfstream as its first, premier sponsor. Among the planned topics are: How U.S. CBP pre-clearance at Shannon Airport has become major success, how setting up in Ireland can provide entry to the European market, business aviation for leisure in the post-Covid world, and how private charter can support international corporates and bolster economies.

 


IBGAA’s founding trio and industry veterans Josh Stewart, Joe Buckley, and Dave Scully are on hand at the Irish Aviation Association booth (G87) to discuss the event with prospective attendees.

 


“Our conference will outline the advantages of using Ireland as a European base,” explained Scully. “It is a highly attractive location for business aviation aircraft registration, ownership, and aircraft leasing.”

Irish Bizav Group Officially Launches at EBACE

The Irish Business & General Aviation Association held its official launch at EBACE.

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