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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Little more than a year after it <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2024-10-23/jet-aviation-breaks-ground-miami">began construction</a> at Miami–Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF), Jet Aviation has begun aircraft handling operations from a temporary facility, making it the fifth FBO at KOPF and the company’s 13th location in the U.S. and its territories.
“Jet Aviation set up its first FBO in the U.S. in 1984, and since then we have been committed to evolving our presence in the region to support our customers when and where they need us,” said David Best, the service provider’s senior v-p for regional operations in the Americas. “Miami continues to develop as a business aviation hub for both domestic and international travel, offering a global gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean.”
Upon completion in early 2026, the FBO will include an 8,500-sq-ft LEED silver-certified terminal with a private entrance on the west side of KOPF, electric vehicle charging stations, LED lighting, and solar panels.&nbsp;It also will offer an onsite 4,800-sq-ft U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, more than 12 acres of ramp, and 40,000 sq ft of hangar space capable of storing ultra-long-range business jets.&nbsp;
“We are committed to providing a safe, seamless experience across our network, and the team has been working…to ensure that the FBO meets the needs and expectations of our customers,” noted Jet Aviation v-p of business development&nbsp;Daniel Larsen.

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