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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Ohio State University Airport (KOSU) is the latest location to join the Avfuel-branded dealer network. The fourth-busiest airfield in the state, it is owned by The Ohio State University, making it one of a handful of airports in the country operated by universities.
A dedicated general aviation airport, and a general aviation reliever for John Glenn Columbus International Airport, KOSU is located just seven&nbsp;miles from the main campus&nbsp;and 10 miles from the downtown Columbus business district. It houses the university’s aeronautics and aviation campus, including its full-service FBO.
The modern terminal features a glass-enclosed atrium with an indoor observation deck. Other amenities include a pilot lounge, snooze rooms, shower facilities, pilot shop, onsite car rental, complimentary snacks, and crew cars.
KOSU's staff is NATA Safety 1st-certified, and Mark Fletcher, general manager of the FBO and manager of airport services, said&nbsp;he looks forward to enhancing that with the fuel provider’s online training system. “This whole airport is a classroom, so the fuel safety training Avfuel makes available is a value-add for our staff and student employees,” he explained, adding that Avfuel contract fuel will be a benefit for many of the university’s collaborators and corporate partners visiting the campus. The location will also participate in Avfuel’s customer loyalty program.

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