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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Curt Epstein

Czech aviation services provider ABS Jets&nbsp;celebrated its 10th anniversary with a major milestone: handling its 20,000th private aviation flight, accomplished by&nbsp;its FBO&nbsp;at Prague Václav Havel Airport. The jubilee flight was a Dassault Falcon 900EX operated by U.S.-based Northwest Steel Fab.

 


“Since the very beginning, we have been focused on one goal: to provide the services of the highest level of quality and always keep safety as our number-one priority,” said Jan Kralik, the company’s accountable manager. “I believe this, together with a combination of our special individual care, has helped our ground handling services to get where we are now.”

 


ABS became a licensed handling agent in Prague in 2008&nbsp;and currently provides 24/7 support for business jets and other civil aircraft, as well as helicopters and medical flights. Its IS-BAH registered facility there includes more than 64,500 sq ft (6,000 sq m) of dedicated hangar space&nbsp;and a crew lounge. In addition to another FBO at Bratislava Airport, ABS’s portfolio includes MRO capabilities, CAMO, an operation control center, jet charter and brokerage, and travel management.

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