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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For the third consecutive time, Jetex has been selected as the official FBO service provider of the biennial Dubai Airshow, which opens in less than three weeks. In 2017, the show attracted 1,200 exhibitors from 65 countries and nearly 80,000 visitors. While that show featured 159 aircraft in its static display, this year could attract as many as 165.

 


“The Dubai Airshow has grown every year in its 30-year history,” said Michele van Akelijen, managing director of show organizer Tarsus F&amp;E LLC Middle East, adding this year’s show is expected to be the largest yet. “We are thrilled to have Jetex on board as the official FBO again as we prepare for the Dubai Airshow to open on November 17.”

 


Dubai-based Jetex is headquartered at Dubai International Airport (DXB), where it established an operations center in 2005.

 


Its flagship location, which earned FBO of the Year honors in the region for the second straight year in the 2018 Aviation Business Awards, is in the private aviation terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), site of the Dubai Airshow. The facility offers five-star hospitality, with aircraft parking directly in front of the terminal, direct ramp access, concierge, well-appointed passenger and crew lounges, shower facilities, conference rooms, on-site customs and immigration service and Rolls-Royce airside transfers, as well as being the only FBO in the MENA region to earn IS-BAH Stage 2 registration. The company also serves as the official FBO and handler for the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) convention, which is also held every other year and alternates with the Dubai Airshow.

 


“This year has been an incredibly successful year for Jetex, and we look forward to seeing what 2020 holds not only for us but for the whole of the luxury aviation industry,” said company founder and CEO Adel Mardini. “It is an honor to be the official FBO service provider for the Dubai Airshow as it represents the trust and respect that we have gained within the region.”

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