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

Maintenance provider King Aerospace Commercial Corporation (KACC) has seen an uptick in business for the third consecutive year, with the Dallas-based bizliner specialist on track to provide 40 MRO and interior refurbishments on Boeing business aircraft alone. That compares with 29 the previous year and 10 in 2017.

 


“Strong markets, access to capital, and new tax rules are contributing drivers to business aviation’s upturn, but our forward momentum underscores the strong relationships we build with customers,” said company president Jarid King. “While people have long known us for our excellent paint services, the word is getting out about the value we deliver in interiors, avionics, and maintenance.”

 


The company is an authorized GE OnPoint service center, providing on-wing maintenance and repair for CFM56-7B-powered BBJs, including line inspections, routine maintenance, and replacement of engines and components.

 


“We specialize in heavy-iron—BBJs, Boeing 737s, Boeing 757s—a high-demand market segment with a low to no tolerance for error,” noted Wayne Jamroz, KACC’s general manager of operations. “These sophisticated, mission-critical aircraft require the highest levels of service.”

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.

Dallas BBJ MRO Specialist Sees Rising Trend

King Aerospace Commerical Corp is seeing the a rise in work assignments for the bizliners rise over the past three years.

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Amy Wilder

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.

Inspections involve full nose-to-tail evaluation

Duncan Completes 144-Month Inspections on Two G650s

Matt Thurber

Authorization expands services for European Embraer Legacy and Praetor operators

Héroux-Devtek Taps Antavia for Landing Gear MRO

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

Acquisition expands turboprop component repair capabilities on key platforms

StandardAero Acquires Unified Turbines in Vermont

The contract is for forgings, a crucial long lead component

Embraer Signs Key Supply-chain Deal with Indian Company

Center supports 1,400-plus aircraft across Asia-Pacific

Textron Aviation Opens Expanded Australian Mx Facility

System offers real-time stock and pricing information

C&L Aerospace Rolls Out Web-based Parts Platform

Fleet aging and technology advances drive demand growth

Bizjet Maintenance Market Forecast To Hit $10.4B by 2032

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

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