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

Zagreb, Croatia-based charter provider Jung Sky is bracing for record demand this summer. Last year, the company fielded more than 41,000 inquiries between June and September, and based on the level of interest this year, it expects to exceed that mark.
“The team is focused and confident, and I must say we’ve been eagerly awaiting that very familiar pre-summer rush and momentum,” said Ivan Jakovac, Jung Sky’s head of sales. “If the pace in 2025 continues, and all signs say it will, we’ll hit the 30,000 mark this year in June and July alone.”
He added that the goal of the Varaždin Airport-based operator is not to break records in the number of emails it responds to, but to win flight contracts, support brokers, and provide exceptional customer service with its three Cessna Citations.
“It’s rewarding to see that both brokers and passengers value our services and continue to book us every year,” said Jakovac. “Many of them often say it’s a real shame we don’t have more jets, and—looking at these numbers—I couldn’t agree more.”
High demand isn’t the only challenge European operators will contend with this summer. Air traffic congestion, slot issues at major hubs and vacation destinations, and parking shortages are all concerns, as well as fueling obstacles with the implementation of the ReFuelEU SAF regulation at the beginning of the year.

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