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

Las Vegas-based flight training provider and hangarkeeper All In Aviation has acquired Lone Mountain Aviation, its long-time maintenance provider.&nbsp;Founded in 1982, Lone Mountain is a Part 145 certified warranty repair center for Cirrus, Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, and Epic aircraft, along with engine makers Williams, Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada, Continental, and Lycoming.
The two companies <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-11-05/vegas-hangar-complex-full-ahead-opening?amp=&amp;qt-latest_trending=1">jointly built</a> a multi-use aviation complex at Henderson Executive Airport (KHND) that debuted in 2020. It features 9,000 sq ft of office space, a pilot shop, eight training rooms, a ground school classroom, and an 18-seat conference room, along with an avionics workshop and parts department. The complex also has 25 hangars, including nine that can accommodate aircraft up to midsize business jets.
With the acquisition, All In will gain 23,000 sq ft of aircraft maintenance space at KHND, as well as an 18,000-sq-ft repair facility at North Las Vegas Airport (KVGT).
“This acquisition represents a significant step forward in our efforts to best serve our clients,” said All In founder Paul Sallach. “The combination of All In Aviation’s flight training expertise and Lone Mountain Aviation’s renowned maintenance capabilities will create an unparalleled level of service for our customers.”

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