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

AEG Fuels has welcomed three FBOs—Sky Acres, Best Aviation, and Business Aviation—as members to its AEG Connect-branded fuel dealer network, bringing it to 40 locations.
In New York’s Hudson River Valley, privately-owned Sky Acres Airport (44N) celebrated its 60th anniversary last year and offers a terminal housed in a converted dairy barn with a café. While the airport’s 3,828-foot runway can take small jets, the FBO provides only avgas.
Across the country, Best Aviation, the lone FBO at Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45), offers full-service jet-A and 100LL, as well as a self-serve avgas pump. Its terminal features passenger and pilot lounges, concierge, refreshments, shower facilities, and crew car. The California facility includes an 18,000 sq ft hangar, which can accommodate midsize business jets.
Lastly, Business Aviation at Providenciales International Airport (MBPV)—the main aviation gateway in Turks and Caicos—delivers a full suite of FBO amenities including a pilot lounge, flight-planning area, business center, refreshment bar, customs and immigration assistance, and onsite car rental. Dish washing, laundry, aircraft maintenance coordination, and cleaning services are also available.
“Each of these FBOs exemplifies the values of the AEG Connect Network: safety, quality, and customer-first service,” said Kurt Brulisauer, AEG’s senior v-p of general aviation. “From the Caribbean, to the Northeast, to the West Coast, these new partnerships expand our ability to support operators with premium service at every stop.”

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