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

Williston, North Dakota, is celebrating the resumption of locally-operated aeromedical services for the community since July 2023, when the region’s previous provider discontinued operations.
Williston Care Flight—part of GFK Flight Support, which provides air ambulance services in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Sidney, Montana—operates a fleet of five Pilatus PC-12s. Three of the turboprop singles are equipped for full-time medevac operations, including a Spectrum AeroMed stretcher and other specialized equipment. “The other two are primarily configured for corporate flight operations with the executive interior, but are able to be converted into air medical operations within an hour, as needed, to provide backup coverage for our three primary air medical aircraft,” Williston Care Flight v-p Kyle Black told AIN, adding that this typically happens during scheduled or unscheduled maintenance events.
The medevac provider will be based at Overland Aviation, the lone FBO at Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA). Williston Care Flight will provide the aircraft, flight crews, and maintenance, while the medical staff will consist of three paramedics and three nurses, supplied by the Williston Fire Department.
“We’re thrilled to support this vital partnership in bringing locally-operated essential services back to the region,” said Tanner Overland, the FBO’s president and founder. “It’s a powerful example of what’s possible when organizations unite around a shared commitment.”

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