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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Nashville International Airport (KBNA) could soon be renamed after Tennessee-born entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton, 80, who died last week.&nbsp;
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, in partnership with the airport authority, floated the idea as a means to honor Parton’s legacy. “Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state,” Lee explained. “At a place where Tennessee welcomes the world, it is fitting that Nashville International Airport would bear the name of our state’s favorite daughter and greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly’s music, generosity, faith, and kindness.”
“Dolly’s remarkable legacy reminds us that what makes Nashville special is our ability to welcome people from every walk of life,” said Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) president and CEO Doug Kreulen. "She understood that dignity, kindness, and opportunity should never be defined by where you come from or your socioeconomic status.”
He added, “Whether you are boarding a private aircraft or taking your first flight, you deserve to be welcomed, respected, and served with the same level of care. That spirit is what defines BNA, and it is a fitting reflection of the values Dolly shared.”
The proposal to rename the airport will be addressed at the MNAA meeting on September 17. If accepted, KBNA would be the first major U.S. commercial airport to be solely named after a woman.

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