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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Canada-based Skyservice Business Aviation has expanded its footprint in the U.S. with the opening of its permanent FBO at Napa County Airport (KAPC) in California's wine country. The company <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2023-05-16/skyservice-opens-latest-us-fbo-napa-valley">began</a> operations from a temporary facility in 2023, making it the second service provider on the field.
The new complex, opened a year after groundbreaking, sits on 15 acres. It features a 12,000-sq-ft, two-story terminal with a passenger lounge, refreshment bar, concierge, massage chair-equipped crew lounge with snooze rooms and showers, flight-planning area, tenant office space, two 12-seat&nbsp;conference rooms, and electric vehicle charging stations. A rooftop restaurant with indoor and outdoor patio seating is slated to open next year.
Occupying 40,000 sq ft, the Titan Aviation Fuels-branded FBO’s hangar is capable of sheltering the latest ultra-long-range business jets. The facility also offers nine acres of ramp for aircraft parking.
“The opening of our Napa facility reflects Skyservice’s deep commitment to the local community and to the future of business aviation in this region,” said Skyservice president and CEO Benjamin Murray. “We’re honored to support the growth and modernization of Napa County Airport and contribute to the region’s continued economic development.”

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