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

World Fuel Services (WFS) has expanded its U.S. West Coast dealer network with the addition of three FBOs—Air 7, Jet West, and Aero Air. In addition, all three FBOs now participate in World Fuel's payments and rewards programs.

 


In California, Air 7, a service provider at the Los Angeles-area Camarillo Airport, is the latest to join, offering a 5,000-sq-ft, two-story terminal with conference room and upstairs lounge, as well as 54,000 sq ft of hangar space. Air 7 said its positive experiences with WFS at its own charter operation at this location “directly translated to our decision to align Air 7 with them,” said COO Cherie Hecker.

 


Further up the coast, Jet West at Salinas Municipal Airport boasts amenities such as a conference room, pilots lounge with shower facilities, and a full-size pool table. “Our facility in Salinas is strategically located just outside the Monterey region, known for its scenery and proximity to Pebble Beach,” noted company president Ryan Gauger.

 


Meanwhile, Aero Air at Portland-Hillsboro Airport in Oregon extends&nbsp;World Fuel branded FBOs to&nbsp;all major metropolitan markets in the Pacific Northwest. In business for more than 65 years, the full-service location has more than 75,000 sq ft of hangar space and is staffed 24/7.

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

World Fuel Network Adds Three West Coast FBOs

World Fuel Services has expanded its West Coast dealer network with the addition of two FBOs in California and one in Oregon.

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

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.

The two new additions bring the group to 85 locations worldwide

Air Elite FBO Network Expands Domestically and Internationally

Airport Management Solutions won the RFP process over three competitors

Lone Kentucky Airport FBO Changes Hands

Upon closure of deal, SR Aviation will have nearly 400,000 sq ft of hangars

Newly Launched Hangarkeeper Buys Second Facility

Charles Alcock

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

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.

Business aviation services group now has three Upper Midwest FBOs

Premier Grows FBO Network with Cincinnati Acquisition 

Hanneke Weitering

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

Duncan’s facility hosts spectators for Utah’s first electric air-taxi demonstration

Beta’s Electric Aircraft Visits Duncan FBO in Provo

AIN readers rate the best FBOs in the Americas and EMEAA

Pentastar, Farnborough Take Top Honors in AIN FBO Survey

Amy Wilder

Company reports 2024 growth, strong early 2025 movement

Milano Prime Prepares for 2026 Olympics Surge

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.

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