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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Sheltair has broken ground on a hangar complex at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) in central Florida. The aviation real estate developer and FBO operator has had a presence at the airport—the closest to the region’s theme parks—since 2001 and manages nearly 116,000 sq ft of hangar space, comprising 86 individual hangars.
“Being at full hangar capacity, Sheltair’s foresight in constructing the additional hangar facilities will assist us in accommodating the needs of our aviation community,” explained Shaun Germolus, KISM’s director of aviation. “We value or partnership with Sheltair and look forward to welcoming our new pilots and aircraft owners.”
This latest phase of development will span 2.7 acres and add another 42,622 sq ft of space, including ten 2,500-sq-ft box hangars capable of sheltering light jets or turboprop singles and nine oversized T-hangars. All of the new hangars will feature hydraulic doors.
Construction on the multi-million project is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2024, and the company is now fielding lease inquiries.
“This new expansion is a significant investment that reflects the company’s long-term commitment to the city of Kissimmee and the airport,” said Sheltair COO Todd Anderson. “It further supports driving additional economic growth for the airport and community.”

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Sheltair has broken ground on a new hangar complex at Kissimmee Gateway Airport in central Florida. 

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