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

Embassair, an FBO at Miami–Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF), has been sold to Brazilian luxury real estate developer/operator JHSF.&nbsp;The <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-01-26/embassair-fbo-miami-opa-locka-open-february-1">$50 million facility</a>—one of five major service providers on the field—<a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-01-26/embassair-fbo-miami-opa-locka-open-february-1">opened</a> in February 2023 and features a 25,000-sq-ft terminal with four private boarding lounges with direct access to the ramp; a covered garage with access to the lounges and ramp; an atrium lobby with a 28-foot-high ceiling; dining lounge; a trio of snooze rooms with individual bathrooms, full beds, and televisions; crew gym; two flight-planning areas; and a pair of conference rooms.
An adjoining 60,000-sq-ft hangar space can accommodate ultra-long-range business jets, and the complex offers nearly 3 acres of ramp space.
JHSF owns and operates the dedicated business aviation gateway São Paulo Catarina International Executive Airport (SBJH), and is an <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-04-28/major-bizjet-oems-exhibit-catarina-aviation-show">organizer</a> of the annual Catarina Aviation Show, slated to take place there next month. According to company executives, the acquisition of the Florida FBO fuels its international growth in the business aviation market.
“We are expanding our presence in key markets and strengthening our position on strategic routes for executive aviation clients,” said JHSF CEO Augusto Martins. “The FBO in Miami is directly integrated with [SBJH], enhancing service levels and ensuring a more complete client experience, from departure in Brazil to arrival in the United States.”

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