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

Dallas-area McKinney National Airport (KTKI) has opened a $6 million dedicated U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility.&nbsp;Located on the west side of the airport, south of the midfield terminal area, the 3,200-sq-ft building—which took 14 months to build—was funded entirely by the city of McKinney and will be paid through airport-generated revenue. It includes private inspection space, security entry infrastructure, and a dedicated CBP officer, and is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with after-hours service available with prior notice.
Before this new facility, customs operations were conducted out of an office located in the old airport-operated FBO terminal. However, international arrivals to the field have expanded by more than 40% over the past two years—a trend that the new facility is designed to address.
“The improved customs capability enhances operational efficiency and security and strengthens McKinney’s appeal to international business partners and corporate travelers,” said KTKI director Ken Carley. “With modern infrastructure in place, the airport is now equipped to accommodate even greater levels of international traffic without compromising the speed or quality of service passengers have come to expect.”

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