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

Embassair, a brand new FBO at Miami Opa-locka Executive Airport (KOPF), will open on February 1 after two years of construction. The $50 million complex was designed by world-class architect Jacques Rougerie&nbsp;and, according to the company, its 25,000-sq-ft terminal offers the highest levels of security and discretion.
It also features four private boarding lounges with direct access to the ramp; a covered garage with access to the lounges and ramp; an atrium lobby with a 28-foot-high ceiling; dining lounge; a trio of snooze rooms with individual bathrooms, full beds, and television; crew gym; two flight-planning areas; and a pair of conference rooms seating four and eight,&nbsp;respectively. The AEG Connect-branded facility has 60,000 sq ft of adjoining hangar space capable of accommodating the latest ultra-long-range business jets&nbsp;and nearly three acres of ramp space.
“Our team is ready to showcase our innovative facility to the private aviation customers traveling to the Miami area,” said José Cabrera, the FBO’s director. “We have a highly trained team who uphold the highest standards in safety and customer experience in the industry.” He told AIN the FBO will soon begin accepting tenant contracts.
The company also announced this week at NBAA’s Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference that it will be one of the first participants in Argus International’s Base Operations Audit Program.&nbsp;

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