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 acquired Cedar Aviation Services, the lone FBO at Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport (TXKF). It will transition the location to its brand over the coming months.
The 6,440-sq-ft FBO terminal at TXKF offers an 11-seat conference room; meeting space; concierge service; customs and immigration assistance; pilot lounge; and international trash disposal. Its leasehold features more than 16 acres of ramp for aircraft parking.
“Cedar Aviation has long demonstrated an exceptional level of personalized care and support for aircraft crews and passengers,” said Atlantic CEO Jeff Foland. “Their values and service standards align closely with ours, and we look forward to building on the strong reputation they have established.”
For Atlantic, this marks its 109th location in the U.S. and Caribbean. Earlier this month, the mega-chain <a href="“Cedar%20Aviation%20has%20long%20demonstrated%20an%20exceptional%20level%20of%20personalized%20care%20and%20support%20for%20aircraft%20crews%20and%20passengers,”%20said%20Atlantic%20CEO%20Jeff%20Foland.%20“Their%20values%20and%20service%20standards%20align%20closely%20with%20ours,%20and%20we%20look%20forward%20to%20building%20on%20the%20strong%20reputation%20they%20have%20established.”">acquired</a> the former ExecuJet FBO at Saint Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport.
“The acquisition of Cedar Aviation strategically enhances our international presence and expands our portfolio of island FBOs in leading leisure and business destinations,” added Bobby Femia, the company’s v-p of mergers and acquisitions.

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Atlantic Aviation is now the sole general aviation services provider at Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport after acquiring Cedar Aviation Services.

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