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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Texas-based FAA Part 145 aircraft repair station Plane Place Aviation has expanded its operation to a larger, newly-renovated hangar at Fort Worth-area Cleburne Regional Airport (KCPT). This brings it up to 40,000 sq ft of space that can house up to midsize business jets.
According to the company, the additional space is required to support the rise in airframe-specific maintenance. While three-year-old Plane Place specializes in maintenance on Hawkers, it also handles Cessna Citations and Bombardier Challengers, with its clientele consisting of large MROs, air charter operators, and aircraft management companies. In addition to its facility at KCPT, the company provides AOG mobile repair team support across Texas and Oklahoma.
“We’re quickly growing and expanding the services we offer, addressing the growing demand for quality maintenance on the airframes we specialize in,” said company co-founder Tristan Noe. “This growth can all be attributed to our commitment to provide the best possible service to our customers, backed by our exceptional and specialized team members.”

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