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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Sky Valet Connect has added a major destination to its network of European FBOs with the addition of Advanced Air Support at Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LFPB).
According to the company, a subsidiary of Groupe Europe Handling, it serves approximately 15% of the traffic at the bustling business aviation hub and offers a full slate of amenities, including VIP and crew lounges, snooze rooms, private storage units for operators, concierge, ground transfers, and luggage handling.&nbsp;With 16,700 sq m (180,000 sq ft) of hangar space,&nbsp;Advanced Air Support can accommodate up to airliner-class jets.
The facility can also assist with overflight, landing, and takeoff permit authorizations, as well as other approvals. Its addition brings Sky Valet Connect to 43 locations in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus, and Greece.
“Advanced Air Support has a unique feature that is highly relevant to our business model,” said Jean-François Guitard, director of the general aviation and external development business unit for Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur, which founded the network six years ago. He added that the FBO manages a large fleet of equipment at LFPB. “Its location at Paris–Le Bourget is a major asset for our network, whose franchisees have been asking for a base at Europe’s leading business aviation airport.”

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