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

Yellowstone Regional Airport (KCOD) in Cody, Wyoming, has welcomed a second aviation services provider with the opening of the Beacon Air Group FBO. For Beacon, this marks its second location, having opened its <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2024-01-08/montana-airport-now-offers-fbo-choice">first</a> FBO in Billings, Montana, in 2023.
At KCOD, the company refurbished and upgraded an existing 3,000-sq-ft, pet-friendly terminal, offering concierge service, passenger lounge, 20-seat conference room, business center, crew car, and vehicle parking.
A gateway to Yellowstone National Park, the FBO also has a 9,000-sq-ft hangar that can accommodate aircraft up to a Citation Excel; through agreements, it can provide shelter for larger midsize business jets. Company owner Joel Simmons told AIN that he is now exploring opportunities for additional development on the field, including a hangar capable of housing large-cabin private jets.
“While Beacon Air Group is new to Cody in name, our roots here run deep,” explained Simmons. “We’ve proudly developed the last 14 hangars at the airport and have served as advocates and visionaries for its growth.” He added that the company is excited to build on that legacy and “support Cody’s aviation future with our new FBO.”
As an Avfuel-branded facility, Beacon participates in the fuel provider’s Avtrip customer loyalty programs, as well as contract fuel pricing.

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