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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Execujet Flight Services, one of three FBOs at St. Thomas Cyril E. King Airport (TIST) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (and not to be confused with Luxaviation Group’s worldwide ExecuJet FBO chain), has completed its new terminal.
The multimillion-dollar project took 18 months to build and replaces the service provider’s former terminal, which was rendered unusable following 2017’s twin hurricanes Irma and Maria. Execujet was forced to demolish the old building and operate from a temporary 800-sq-ft facility that will now house medevac provider AeroMD.
A lot is packed into the company’s 1,400-sq-ft facility, which is powered by solar energy. It features passenger and pilot lounges, private bathroom with shower, full kitchen, flight-planning area, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance. Concierge service is available, as is a crew car. The facility is open daily from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., with its NATA Safety 1st-trained staff available for after-hours callout.
Any size aircraft can be accommodated by the FBO’s ramp, which offers direct access to TIST’s 7,000-foot runway. As an Avfuel-branded FBO, Execujet participates in the fuel provider’s Avtrip customer loyalty program, as well as its contract fuel plan.
“Clients reserve with us for seamless execution and personalized support, and we’re thrilled to serve them in a modern space fitted for peace and privacy,” said Roy Romney, the location’s operations manager.

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St. Thomas Execujet FBO Opens New Terminal in USVI

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