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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A fixture at KSNS—a gateway to the state’s Monterey/Pebble Beach coastal region—since 1976, the facility offers a 4,500-sq-ft terminal with pilot lounge, snooze room, showers, kitchenette, conference room, crew cars, onsite restaurant, car rental, shuttle van, and courtesy golf clubs for play at a local course.&nbsp;Specializing in quick turns, it also features a heated 6,400-sq-ft hangar that can accommodate midsize business jets, as well as a more-than-10-acre ramp.
“I am excited about this new venture and look forward to merging GateOne and JetWest,” said GateOne president and CEO Thomas Mathew. “I expect a seamless transition as our well-trained staff—deeply familiar with the needs of the Salinas aviation community and its customers—will advance the impeccable reputation JetWest cultivated throughout its 40-plus year history.”
The FBO will now join the Avfuel-branded dealer network and offer its contract fueling, in addition to the Avtrip customer loyalty program.&nbsp;The addition brings the GateOne family to five locations, including Cedar City Regional Airport (KCDC) in Utah; Stinson Municipal Airport (KSSF) in San Antonio, Texas; Northwest Wyoming Regional Airport (KGCC); and Chandler Municipal Airport (KCHD) in Arizona.

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