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

MRO services provider StandardAero recently celebrated the grand reopening of its expanded business aviation facility at Georgia’s Augusta Regional Airport (KAGS). The project, which took a year to complete, added 80,500 sq ft of hangar, an engine shop, advanced avionics repair capabilities, and customer amenities, increasing the size of the facility by 60%.
According to the company, the expansion specifically targeted an increase in MRO capacity for the Honeywell HTF7000, for which StandardAero is licensed by the manufacturer as the exclusive independent heavy overhaul provider), along with additional airframe service capability for large-cabin business jets. While the facility is expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2026, the expansion should add approximately 100 positions to the current 175 employees at the location.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the now 210,000-sq-ft complex was attended by company employees, state and local officials, and customers.
“This expansion is all about readiness and responsiveness,” said Anthony Brancato, president of StandardAero’s business aviation division. “We’re listening to our customers, and they’re asking for more capacity, faster turn times, and a partner they can trust with their most valuable assets. With this investment in Augusta, we’re answering that call—with more space, added expertise, and the same unwavering commitment to excellence.”

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