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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Luxaviation subsidiary ExecuJet has entered into a partnership with Kurz Aviation Service which will expand its ground service network in Germany. While ExecuJet currently operates FBOs in Berlin and Munich, the strategic relationship will see Kurz’ facilities in Stuttgart, Cologne, and Frankfurt carry dual branding.
“Clients and crews will benefit from the synergies of this partnership,” said Ronny Stechert, ExecuJet’s managing director for Europe. “We know our customers will appreciate the efficiency of having a single point of contact for the FBO services we’ll be offering together.”
He added the deal will enable the companies to leverage better pricing and supplier contracts. “We’ll also be rotating staff around locations so our teams can form strong bonds, understanding the specific requirements and strengths of each FBO and exchange best practices.”
ExecuJet which also provides aircraft charter, management, maintenance, and sales services currently operates 24 FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Austral-Asia, and the Caribbean.
“We bring 25 years of experience and local expertise to this partnership, which will combine perfectly with ExecuJet’s extensive industry knowledge and global FBO network,” said Hagen Kurz, managing director and shareholder. “We couldn’t ask for a better strategic partner in Germany."

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