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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Signature Aviation—the world’s largest FBO operator—has signed a joint venture agreement with Italy-based advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure specialist UrbanV to accelerate the development of vertiports in the U.S.
“This joint venture agreement is a major step in the development of AAM infrastructure for the United States,” explained Carlo Tursi, UrbanV’s CEO. “We have the ambition to become a major global operator of vertiport networks, and we will pioneer the establishment of some of the first AAM routes.”
With an initial focus on Florida, New York, California, and Texas, the collaboration will attempt to establish the economic and technical feasibility framework for a scalable AAM network in those markets and beyond. Studies will assess factors such as demand potential, network planning, infrastructure feasibility, and financial modeling.
Once concluded, Signature will integrate vertiports into its network of 200-plus locations and drive regulatory discussions. In addition, the joint venture will engage with additional potential vertiport sites and with AAM operators to form strategic partnerships with a goal of furthering AAM adoption and expansion.
“Our partnership with UrbanV elevates our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and most importantly, our guests,” said Signature CEO Tony Lefebvre. “As we bring together our expertise, resources, and strategy, we’re focused on driving the adoption of advanced air mobility, while also establishing the safe, seamless, and efficient infrastructure needed for the development of vertiports.”

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