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

Texas-based Galaxy FBO is continuing to expand, breaking ground on what will be its third full-service FBO. To be located at Dallas-area Addison Airport (ADS), its design will be similar to the <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-06-02/galaxy-becomes-sixth-fbo-houston-hobby-airport">recently-opened facility</a> at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport as&nbsp;the company is employing the same engineering and architectural firms. Galaxy FBO also operates a Houston heliport.

 


The new FBO will be on the southeast side of ADS at the end of Runway 33 and will consist of a 20,000-sq-ft terminal featuring a pilot lounge with showers and snooze room, passenger lounge, on-site car rental, and concierge. A pair of 38,000 sq ft hangars and a 30,000 sq ft hangar will be able to accommodate the latest big business jets.

 


The facility will also house sister company Wing Aviation’s charter operation in the metroplex, which will relocate from its current hangar at ADS. When completed in the summer of 2021, it will become the third FBO at the airport, offering the largest uninterrupted ramp on the field.

 


"We're excited to expand the Galaxy FBO out of the Houston area to increase our overall presence in Texas," Jeremy Gee, managing director of parent company Black Forest Aviation told AIN. “With the area surrounding the city of Addison continuing to flourish, our&nbsp;new facility will provide the much-needed hangar space for our corporate and general aviation clients, while providing more job opportunities."

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