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

Los Angeles-based aircraft charter operator and broker <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2024-06-26/flyhouse-acquires-jetasap">FlyHouse</a>&nbsp;is expanding its operation with the purchase of Los Angeles-area FBO and charter fleet operator Sun Air Jets, the company announced on Tuesday at NBAA-BACE 2025.&nbsp;The transaction represents a strategic expansion of FlyHouse’s maintenance management and operational capabilities as it looks to build a vertically integrated aviation platform.
Included in the acquisition is Sun Air’s Part 135 charter certificate, which will add approximately a dozen aircraft to FlyHouse’s charter fleet, ranging from the Gulfstream G650ER to the Beechcraft King Air 360ER. It will also integrate Sun Air’s Argus Platinum, IS-BAO, and Wyvern Wingman safety ratings, strengthening the company’s commitment to operational safety and regulatory compliance.
Additionally, the purchase will give FlyHouse its own maintenance capability for the first time with a Part 145 repair station, as well as its first FBO, at California’s Camarillo Airport (KCMA). Sun Air also has a <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-03-04/sun-air-jets-adding-new-hangars-terminal-van-nuys">presence</a> at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY).
The expanded footprint will provide FlyHouse with more efficient aircraft servicing, crew operations, and client support on the West Coast. More than 100 Sun Air staffers will be retained in the transition.
“Our agreement to acquire Sun Air Jets represents a defining move in FlyHouse’s growth, said CEO Jack E. Lambert. “Owning a Part 145 repair station, an expanded fleet, and premier facilities at Van Nuys and Camarillo fundamentally changes our capacities.”
He added, “We’ve built FlyHouse to be the first ecosystem brand in private aviation—one that owns its infrastructure, integrates technology at every level, and delivers a service experience that’s seamless end-to-end.”

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