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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Signature Aviation has been tapped by airport operator Coriport to construct a general aviation terminal at Costa Rica’s Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (MRLB), also known as Guanacaste Airport, in Liberia and operate it in partnership with Aerologística, one of the country’s leading ground handling service providers. This marks the FBO chain’s first entry into the country. Signature’s locally-based staff, along with Aerologística’s, will immediately begin servicing aircraft and guests at the airport.
The terminal, slated for completion later this year, will feature local materials in its modern interior design, with cues that reflect Costa Rica’s environmental mindset. The facility will include a private VIP guest lounge, conference room, direct ramp access from the terminal, and dedicated customs and immigration service for private aviation customers. In addition, a private indoor garage for guest vehicles and electric charging stations will be available.
“Time and time again, Signature has successfully exported its superior operating model for private aviation hospitality, and soon, our guests will experience that same massive leap forward in trust and professionalism for themselves upon their arrival and departure in the Guanacaste region,” said Signature Aviation CEO Tony Lefebvre.

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Signature Aviation will partner with a local ground handling provider on a new terminal at Costa Rica’s Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia.

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