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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Following a groundbreaking ceremony last week, a new hangar complex is taking shape at Toronto Hamilton International Airport (CYHM) in Ontario. The facility, being built by BC Developments and expected to open in first-quarter 2026, will house charter provider FlyXcite as its primary tenant.
The $50 million, 50,000-sq-ft first phase of the project will include an FBO-style terminal with passenger lounges, conference rooms, and other amenities, along with a large hangar. A second 50,000-sq-ft phase is planned.
Notably, the facility will house FlyXcite’s overflow aircraft fleet from nearby Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) and provide room for growth. FlyXcite also operated a base at Buttonville Airport, which <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-11-30/toronto-area-buttonville-airport-calls-it-quits">closed</a> last year.
The company, which has permission to operate as an FBO, intends to provide hangar space and ground handling for transient aircraft from the start. FlyXcite will also have its approved maintenance organization at the facility to support both airplanes and helicopters.&nbsp;&nbsp;
“Our intentions are to provide a first-class facility for our charter clients and aircraft owners, as well as to provide overflow hangar space at the airport,” FlightExec/FlyXcite Group principal Nick Erb told AIN. He is also in discussions with various fuel companies for the provision of fuel services at the location, which would be the third FBO on the field.&nbsp;“Once selected, we are intending to offer branded fuel at our facility,” Erb said.

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A new hangar complex is taking shape at Canada’s Hamilton International Airport (CYHM) in Ontario. The facility is being built by BC Developments.

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