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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Universal Aviation is now offering hangar space at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport (MROC). GAT SJO, the consortium of Universal Aviation Costa Rica and local partners that manages the airport’s general aviation terminal (GAT), has won the use of the 10,000-sq-ft hangar, following a competitive process conducted by airport operator Aeris.
The addition gives Universal, which operates the GAT, the only hangar space on the field for general aviation use. It can accommodate aircraft up to super-midsize business for overnight or longer-term stays.
As one of the ground handlers at the San José facility, Universal Aviation Costa Rica provides IS-BAH Stage 2-registered ground support, including ground handling, customs and immigration coordination, flight planning, ground transportation, catering coordination, permit support, and other mission requirements.
“This is an important strategic addition for business aviation in Costa Rica,” said Universal CEO Adolfo Aragón. “Since opening Costa Rica’s first GAT in San José, we’ve continued working closely with Aeris, local authorities, and our partners to strengthen the infrastructure and support available to business aviation. Adding hangar capability is another step forward and means we can now offer operators something unique at MROC—access to both the country’s first and only GAT and hangar space at the same airport.”

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Universal Aviation Now Offers Hangar Space in Costa Rica

Company operates the GAT at Juan Santamaría International Airport

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