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

The Air Elite Network has welcomed several new FBO locations, spanning the globe from Australia to Mexico to the Caribbean. This includes Platinum Business Aviation Centre's two FBO facilities in Australia—in Coolangatta at Gold Coast Airport and Melbourne Essendon Fields Airport. Both locations include 24-hour fuel and ground support, along with a pilot lounge, passenger lounge, and airside vehicle transfer. “Having recently expanded our FBO operations to now have a center at [Melbourne], we are appreciative of this opportunity to be part of this group," said Platinum BAC aviation manager Richard Smart.

 


Meanwhile, at Robert L. Bradshaw Airport&nbsp;on St. Kitts &amp; Nevis, Kayan Jet provides luxury services and a relaxing environment for guests, with concierge services and in-house baggage, immigration, and customs handling. “We are also delighted to bring this brand to St. Kitts &amp; Nevis, which has seen a recent surge in private jet traffic due to ongoing development on both islands,” said Jyoti Moolchandani, the FBO’s general manager.

 


FBO Redwings, a service provider at Mexico’s Querétaro International Airport in the heart of the country, provides an alternative to flights operating into and out of congested Mexico City and Toluca Airports. “Our boutique style, exceptional service, state-of-the-art FBO building, FAA repair station MRO, and charter operation make us a perfect match for the Air Elite network,” said company owner and CEO Bernardo Moreno.

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