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.

Business Aviation Services Editor

Curt Epstein

UK-based aircraft completions specialist <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-03-02/jet-ms-adds-completionsrefurbs-ras-group-buy">JetMS</a>, an Avia Solutions Group company, is relocating its production facilities (JetMS Completions) from London Biggin Hill Airport to Kaunas, Lithuania (JetMS Interiors UAB), effective January 1.&nbsp;Avia Solutions recently unified the different members of the JetMS family under a single brand, which enables them to collaborate more closely while providing clients with a broad solution for aircraft interiors, design, production, refurbishment, and machining.
Following the move, JetMS’ UK team will continue to focus on aircraft cabin design, certification, and modification programs, as the group’s center of excellence for design, engineering, innovation, research/development, and business development, while JetMS Interiors UAB, led by Mindaugas Trapenskis, will serve as the group’s production center of excellence, at a modern 65,000-sq-ft facility capable of full cabin manufacturing, refurbishment, and installation.
“This strategic transition represents a natural evolution in our growth journey, enabling us to combine the design and engineering expertise of our UK team with world-class manufacturing capabilities in Lithuania,” said JetMS CEO Stefan Chevalier, adding that the company remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality, reliability, and service excellence. “By optimizing operations and production, JetMS is well-positioned for long-term sustainable growth and increased value to our customers.”

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