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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Saudia Technic (née Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries), one of Saudi Arabia’s leading aerospace companies, has partnered with United Rotorcraft to launch one of the region’s most comprehensive Part 145 helicopter MROs. The two companies held a formal signing ceremony on Tuesday at Heli-Expo 2024.
“The initiation of this collaboration is timely with the Kingdom’s surge in rotorcraft usage, spanning various sectors,” explained Saudia Technic CEO Fahd Cynndy. “With this partnership, we’re poised to lead this transformation.”
The move is aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which emphasizes the "localization" of crucial industries. The helicopter facility will be part of Saudia Technics' MRO Village, an area dedicated to aircraft repair covering approximately one million square meters in Jeddah.
With more than a quarter-century of experience in helicopter maintenance and modifications in support of critical air operations, United Rotorcraft—an Air Methods subsidiary—will help develop the rotorcraft MRO into a center of excellence serving operators in Saudi Arabia and the surrounding region.
“It’s an honor to contribute to Saudia Technic’s visionary project,” said United Rotorcraft president Larry Alexandre. “Our combined efforts will not only establish a leading helicopter MRO in the region but will also cultivate local talent, contributing to Vision 2030 and fortifying the industry’s future.”

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