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

Skyservice Business Aviation’s FBO at King County International Airport/Boeing Field (KBFI) is the latest to join the Paragon Aviation Group network.&nbsp;The facility, Skyservice’s second on the field,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2024-09-12/skyservice-unveils-new-emerald-city-fbo">opened</a> last year.
Featured in the 21,000-sq-ft terminal is a passenger lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the ramp, as well as a large fireplace, pilot lounge with snooze rooms, refreshment bar, and 12-seat conference room with access to a 1,600-sq-ft terrace offering views of Mount Rainier. It also includes a 50,000-sq-ft hangar that can accommodateltra-long-range business jets and brings the company to more than 110,000 sq ft of aircraft shelter at KBFI.
“Skyservice Seattle’s inclusion in the Paragon Network marks a powerful alignment of service excellence, innovation, and vision,” said Skyservice president and CEO Benjamin Murray. “This partnership enables us to seamlessly connect our clients with a trusted network of FBOs beyond our own.”
This latest addition brings Paragon’s network of affiliated locations to more than 110 worldwide. Each is audited before acceptance to ensure its services and amenities meet group standards.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Skyservice Seattle into the Paragon family,” said Paragon&nbsp;Aviation Group president Crystal Kubeczka. “Their precision, white-glove approach, and top-tier facility make them a standout addition. This underscores our shared mission: to raise the bar for what’s possible in business aviation.”

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