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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Atlantic Aviation has expanded its network footprint in the Caribbean with the purchase of the ExecuJet FBO at Princess Juliana International Airport (TNCM) on Saint Maarten. One of two service providers on the field, ExecuJet had operated there since it <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-06-09/execujet-expands-caribbean">acquired</a> an FBO in 2016.
The two FBOs had operated from temporary facilities until recently, when they <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2025-06-02/fbos-prepare-move-new-gat-st-maartens-princess-juliana">moved</a> into a permanent general aviation terminal—the refurbished former temporary commercial terminal that was built to handle airline passenger processing while the main terminal was rebuilt following <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-09-18/hurricane-irma-most-it-could-have-been-much-worse">Hurricane Irma</a> in 2017. Each of the service providers occupies approximately 1,200 sq ft within the terminal, with the remaining shared space housing restrooms, border control, customs, and the airport authority security screening area.
The location offers a full suite of ground handling services, including fueling, parking, landing permits, water, lavatory cleaning, and GPUs, as well as concierge, customs and immigration clearance, catering coordination, and ground transport.
TNCM is a strategic destination in the Caribbean and a gateway to the yacht-set enclave of St. Bartholomew. Its tower serves as the lynchpin for air traffic control in the region. As the island enters its peak season, the FBO will continue to operate under the ExecuJet name in the short term, and its existing team will be retained. Atlantic confirmed to AIN that the location will eventually be rebranded under its network banner.
For Atlantic, this represents its third FBO in the region, joining facilities on Grand Cayman (MWCR) and Turks and Caicos (MBPV).
“Providing our customers with an expanded international footprint while strengthening our Caribbean network are important goals for us,” said Atlantic CEO Jeff Foland. “Our prestigious new St. Maarten location allows us to accomplish both—providing customers in the region with seamless access to Atlantic’s industry-leading service and hospitality.”

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