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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Kansas-based MRO and FBO operator Yingling Aviation has acquired fellow maintenance provider Bevan Aviation, a 70-year-old company specializing in avionics repair and installation.
A neighbor of Yingling’s at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (KICT), Bevan Aviation's capabilities include aircraft avionics inspection and maintenance, with its experience covering not only the latest avionics equipment but also legacy communication systems, autopilots, navigation and GPS units, and transponders.
“We are excited to welcome the Bevan team to Yingling and look forward to leveraging their decades of avionics expertise to continue to add value for our growing customer base,” said Yingling CEO Bob Rasberry, adding it will “deliver additional capacity and technical capabilities enabling us to continue meeting the rising demand for maintenance and refurbishment of aircraft.”
“The addition of Bevan underscores our commitment to building a best-in-class platform in aircraft repair and maintenance that is strategically located and positioned to deliver a service standard of excellence to the business aviation market,” added Jon Nemo, managing partner of Yingling parent and private investment firm AE Industrial Partners. “This acquisition adds depth to Yingling’s avionics service capabilities, strengthens capacity in Wichita, and positions the company for continued growth.”

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