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

Geneva-based aviation fuel supplier Valcora has seen strong growth since its launch at last year's EBACE. It has more than doubled its staff, opened an office in Singapore, and relocated its headquarters to accommodate future expansion. To date, the company has averaged 7.5 million liters of fuel delivery per month, and is a preferred supplier to global charter provider Luxaviation, among others.

 


With an intuitive digital platform, 24/7 account managers issuing real time fuel quotes, and a reliable fuel card for purchasing, the company noted that it is receiving increasing usage from North American customers and will, therefore, be opening offices in the U.S. and Canada later this year. “Our cardholders value the reliability and efficiency of our service, which is supported by a dedicated back-office team that has worked extremely hard to make Valcora so successful," said CEO Daniel Coetzer. “Without them we would not have been able to deliver such high standards to our customers, who are at the heart of our business.”

 


The company continues to refine the custom-made platform, which is available through iPads and other personal devices, and is on hand this week at EBACE to demonstrate the latest software upgrades and improvements.

 


Also at the show, Valcora (Booth H99) has launched a dedicated biofuel program, called “Be Smart, Fly Bio.” Starting next month, new and existing Valcora cardholders can purchase jet biofuel through its online platform at existing selected airports. The initiative aims to encourage operators to use biofuel where available, in support of the aviation industry’s move towards carbon-neutral growth.

 


“Our biofuel program makes uplifting jet biofuel from our growing network of suppliers as easy as possible,” noted Coetzer. “The system will also, where appropriate, automatically calculate carbon offsetting, which reduces operational administration.”

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