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

Stellar Aviation, one of two FBOs at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (KRNO), has broken ground on a 35,000-sq-ft hangar and office complex. Slated for completion in July 2027, it will offer 30,000 sq ft of aircraft shelter and 5,000 sq ft of office and shop space, as well as covered vehicle parking for tenants and crew.&nbsp;
The $9 million project is Stellar’s latest investment in a northern Nevada network that now spans two airports, three terminals at KRNO, and more than a quarter-million square feet of hangar space. It joins an identical sister hangar next to Stellar’s <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2024-06-03/stellar-refreshes-reno-tahoe-options-fbo-opening">recently completed</a> FBO executive terminal.
Stellar’s development is part of a building boom at KRNO. The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority has more than $1 billion in infrastructure improvements under construction.
“The airport authority is making a major investment in commercial and cargo infrastructure, and Stellar is committed to matching that on the general aviation side,” said Stellar COO Brad Kost. “This hangar is about making sure our FBO facilities keep pace with demand and deliver an exceptional experience to every guest and business at Reno-Tahoe.”
Next year, Stellar will expand further, with construction starting on a $50 million, 10-acre general aviation development just south of its existing facility that will add another 100,000 sq ft of hangar space.

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