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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Bombardier manufactures a variety of business aircraft models, provides engineering, and aircraft maintenance services.

Bombardier announced a major expansion of its Singapore service center at Seletar Aerospace Park (WSSL) with the planned addition of a 250,000-sq-ft (23,000-sq-m) Bombardier-operated facility. Complementing the airframer’s existing service center, the new facility represents a total planned investment of approximately $78 million by a local developer.&nbsp;Construction will begin later this year, with completion anticipated in the second half of 2028.
The added facility is expected to offer a broad range of services, including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, modifications, avionics installations, and 24/7 AOG support. It is also intended to support aircraft completion activities, including paint and interior finishing. Further, the location will feature a component repair and overhaul workshop. Amenities will include a customer lounge and a dedicated crew rest area.
“Our Singapore Service Centre has long been a cornerstone of service and support excellence in Asia-Pacific, supporting approximately 2,000 aircraft annually as regional demand continues to grow,” said Paul Sislian, executive v-p of Bombardier aircraft sales and aftermarket&nbsp;services. He added that this expansion reaffirms the company’s commitment to supporting customers close to where they operate, while delivering a service experience defined by care, convenience, and responsiveness.
“Asia-Pacific remains an important hub for Bombardier, and this investment is expected to further strengthen our footprint and ability to serve customers across the region,” Sislian noted.

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