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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World Fuel has welcomed two new members to its sponsored Air Elite FBO Network, a global group of upscale service providers that must meet certain quality standards to qualify for admission.
Adding to the network’s international roster is <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-12-07/dc-aviation-opening-nice-fbo-g-ops">DC Aviation G-Ops</a> at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (LFMN), a major gateway to the French Riviera. It is located just 20 minutes from Cannes, 40 minutes from Monaco, and an hour from Saint-Tropez.
Befitting its clientele, the 3,230-sq-ft terminal features a high-end passenger lounge and a crew lounge. Services include VIP and crew transportation, refueling scheduling, and assistance with permits, slots, and customs and immigration clearance.
Tucson Jet Center—one of a quartet of service providers at Arizona's Tucson International Airport (KTUS)—is also the CAA-preferred FBO on the field. It offers a passenger lobby, concierge, pilot lounge with snooze room and shower facilities, flight planning area, conference room, coffee/refreshment bar, and crew car. Specializing in quick turns, the location provides rampside vehicle access.
The two additions bring the group to 85 locations globally. “We welcome Tucson Jet Center and DC Aviation G-Ops to the Air Elite Network,” said Malcolm Hawkins, World Fuel’s senior v-p for global business aviation. “Their dedication to excellence and customer service is core to the standards that our customers and network members depend on.”

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