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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Aviation employment website operator JSfirm has reached a milestone with 50 job distribution network partners. Since its founding in 1999, the company has worked to cultivate a foundation of partnerships with industry-relevant companies in its network which allows companies to display open aviation positions. As a result, job seekers can browse available jobs across a range of outlets including aviation-related schools and organizations.
Tallying its 50th partner in its 25th year underscores JSfirm’s commitment to providing comprehensive solutions for connecting aviation professionals with job opportunities, and as the workforce continues to evolve, the company’s continued growth and collaboration with diverse partners will enhance its position in the aviation career sector.
“We would like to extend our gratitude to each of our partners who continue to see the importance of displaying jobs on their website,” said Abbey Hutter, JSfirm’s executive director. “Reaching this milestone has been a true testament to our team’s dedication to ensuring all aviation jobs are in front of the most relevant people.”

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