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

Fourth Front Aviation, an aircraft maintenance and modification provider based at Los Angeles-area Santa Monica Airport, has acquired D&amp;J Aviation, an FAA Part 145 service center at Colorado Springs Airport (KCOS). D&amp;J’s leadership and staff will remain at the KCOS facility, which will be rebranded as Fourth Front Colorado.
“Our customers increasingly seek a maintenance partner capable of supporting aircraft across multiple locations while maintaining consistent standards and technical expertise,” said Fourth Front co-founder Tom Schaefer.
The KCOS facility, which serves a wide range of business aircraft operators, will provide full-spectrum avionics installations and support, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, aircraft modifications and equipment installations, aircraft pre-purchase inspections, and fleet support.&nbsp;Fourth Front’s purchase establishes it as a growing national provider of aviation maintenance and modification services, and gives it a strong operational presence in the Rocky Mountain region.
“Our objective is to build a premier network of aviation service centers focused on improved customer experience, technical excellence, transparency, and communication,” explained Schaefer. “The addition of KCOS expands our geographic reach while increasing our capacity to support aircraft owners and operators throughout the Western United States.”

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

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News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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