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

Signature Flight Support continues to expand its North American footprint with yesterday’s signing of a licensing agreement with Toronto-based aviation service provider Skyservice, which will add the Canadian FBO operator’s three locations to the Signature brand. While Skyservice will remain independently owned, as part of the Signature network they will be able to use the BBA Aviation subsidiary’s systems and services as well as marketing support.

 


With the addition of Skyservice’s facilities at Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport, Signature now has locations at the top five busiest airports for business and general aviation in Canada. It also has FBOs at Edmonton International Airport and Calgary International Airport, and now two facilities in Montreal at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. “Signature’s commitment to business and general aviation in Canada is further demonstrated by the Skyservice licensing agreement,” said Signature president and COO Maria Sastre, adding the deal had been under discussion for nearly two years.

 


“It’s been a long road and we are truly excited to be here today,” said Skyservice president and CEO Marshall Myles. “We look forward to partnering and working closely to help grow Signature of Canada.” Though the actual locations will be rebranded, Skyservice will continue to operate its aircraft management, maintenance and charter services under its own brand.

 


Signature (Booth 228) also signed a deal this week to purchase Wiggins Airways, the lone service provider at New Hampshire’s Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. The FBO’s assets include a passenger terminal, fuel farm and 87,000 sq ft of hangar space capable of sheltering large cabin business aircraft.

 


Next month, Blue Heron by Signature Flight Support, a licensed FBO at the Turks and Caicos Providenciales International Airport will officially open for business. The newly built facility offers a 6,800-sq-ft terminal with lounges, office space and a hangar, along with 11 acres of aircraft parking. The FBO will offer ground handling, fueling and the full portfolio of Signature programs, including its loyalty and rewards offerings.

 


Between its company-owned FBOs, licensees and Signature Select franchise locations, Signature’s network now totals 120 locations worldwide, including 68 in North America.

Signature Grows its Great White Footprint

A new agreement brings Canada’s Skyservice chain into the Signature fold.

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