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

Front Range Jet Center, one of two FBOs at Montana’s Great Falls International Airport (KGTF), has been sold to aircraft management and brokerage provider Eagle Jet Solutions&nbsp;and subsequently rebranded as Great Falls Jet Center.

 


Before the transaction, Eagle Jet had begun construction on a 40,000-sq-ft hangar on the field that, when completed this spring, will be able to shelter aircraft up to a Boeing BBJ. Equipped with a 150-foot-wide, 45-foot-high door, full foam fire-suppression system, and heated floors that extend out on to the ramp to keep snow and ice from the entrance, the hangar will be the largest in the state.

 


“We chose to develop in this community for a reason,” noted Eagle Jet president Carson Coryell. “Great Falls is an ideal central hub for anyone looking for a hangar home in the region.” The Avfuel-branded FBO—which includes a 10,000-sq-ft hangar which will be used for maintenance once the new structure is completed and adjoining 3,000-sq-ft terminal—specializes in quick turns&nbsp;and offers U.S. Customs, deicing, crew cars,&nbsp;and a comfortable lounge.

 


“We’re thrilled to expand our offerings as Great Falls Jet Center,” Coryell said. “By unifying a complete suite of aviation services on the KGTF field under one strong brand, we’ll be able to better serve Great Falls traffic with the service and care they deserve.”

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