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

Signature Flight Support continued its network growth with the addition of Wiggins Airways, the lone service provider at New Hampshire’s Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. The FBO’s assets include a passenger terminal, fuel farm and 87,000 sq ft of hangar space capable of sheltering large-cabin business aircraft.

 


“The Wiggins team’s commitment to safety, service excellence and efficiency will continue with Signature Flight Support,” said Jim Thomforde, CEO of Wiggins Airways, which had been in operation since 1929. “This is truly a win-win for both companies as well as our employees, customers, the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and the greater Manchester area.”

 


Signature will provide fueling and de-icing and charter handling. Between its company-owned FBOs, licensees and Signature Select franchise locations, the BBA Aviation subsidiary’s network totals 120 locations worldwide, including 68 in North America.

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Signature Adds New England Location

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2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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Atlantic Aviation Expanding to Second Nashville Airport

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

The company’s Acapulco facility is its first to do so

Mexican FBO ICCS Reaches IS-BAH Stage 3

Cunningham Aviation and Aviation Property Network are the latest additions

Paragon Aviation Group Accepts Two New Members

The project added 3.4 acres of apron and new drainage

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News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

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AEG Fuel Network Expands in Oregon

A second phase of development is slated for 2027

Signature Unveils Revamped Savannah FBO

Amy Wilder

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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