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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Brazil-based aircraft sales and maintenance provider Synerjet has inaugurated its fourth service center in Latin America. The new facility, located at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (SGAS)&nbsp;in Asunción, Paraguay, has been certified by local authorities for the maintenance of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, and as part of the opening ceremonies yesterday, a PC-12 Pro was on display for the first time in Latin America.
The new service center occupies a&nbsp;9,150-sq-ft (850-sq-m) hangar with capacity&nbsp;for up to four PC-12s at the same time. It also has a maintenance team, parts inventory, tools, and ground handling personnel.
In addition to SGAS, Synerjet has its&nbsp;own service centers at its São Paulo Catarina International Executive Airport&nbsp;(SBJH) headquarters, in Goianápolis at the Condomínio Liberty Airport (SNLL), and in Medellín, Colombia, at Olaya Herrera Airport (SKMD).
Synerjet also has three other accredited service centers in Guatemala, Argentina, and Chile, for a total of seven facilities in Latin America to serve Pilatus customers.
“Our primary commitment is to support Pilatus aircraft in Latin America, wherever they may be, and we spare no effort in doing so,” said Synerjet CEO Fabio Rebello. “The hangar in Asunción is a natural evolution&nbsp;to serve the growing fleet of the country and neighboring countries.”

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