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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Canadian aviation services provider Fast Air Executive Aviation&nbsp;is progressing with its expansion with the&nbsp;groundbreaking&nbsp;of its third location at Vancouver-area&nbsp;Abbotsford International Airport (CYXX). The full-service company which offers aircraft charter, management, and maintenance, also operates FBOs at Winnipeg International Airport (CYWG) and Red Lake Airport (CYRL) in Ontario.
The facility at CYXX&nbsp;will include a 3,000-sq-ft, two-story terminal and adjoining 16,000-sq-ft hangar capable of accommodating aircraft up to super-midsize jets. The terminal will offer a passenger lounge with views of nearby Mount Baker, crew lounge and flight planning area, café bar and complimentary snacks, upstairs conference room overlooking the runway, business center, tenant office space, and concierge service. Phase one of the multi-million dollar project is slated for completion by year-end&nbsp;and subsequent phase two will add a larger hangar capable of sheltering ultra-long-range jets.
CYXX has a 10,000-foot runway and provides an alternative to the congested Vancouver International Airport.
“Abbotsford is an ideal location for our new project as we continue to expand to serve clients and the growing demands of the region,” said Fast Air president and CEO Dylan Fast. “We have been pleased with the great reception, support, and collaboration of the Abbotsford International Airport leadership and the regional business community.”

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