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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Canada-based FBO chain Skyservice Business Aviation has completed its investment in Fontainebleau Aviation’s facility under development at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (KFLL). Last October, Skyservice <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-10-19/skyservice-makes-major-move-miami" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">acquired a majority share</a> in Fontainebleau, which operates one of the dominant FBOs at bustling private aviation hub Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF) and retained its iconic name as a joint venture.
Before that, Fontainebleau had purchased the former Jetscape FBO construction project at KFLL. As the first co-development between the two companies, this facility will be completed as the second Fontainebleau location.
“We are thrilled to partner with Skyservice to develop a one-of-a-kind luxury FBO grounded in 38 years of aviation through leadership and award-winning service and safety,” said Jeffrey Soffer, chairman and CEO of Fontainebleau Development, which specializes in real estate development and luxury hospitality. “This is a first in our expanding portfolio of premier destinations and best-in-class luxury experiences to bring to the aviation industry.”
The facility at KFLL is expected to be completed early next year and will feature a 25,000-sq-ft terminal including an executive suite with a 20-seat, A/V-equipped board room, along with an 80,000-sq-ft hangar. It will give the joint venture a presence at two of the busiest airports for business aviation in the state.

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