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.

Business Aviation Services Editor

Curt Epstein

The Paragon Network, a group of independent "elite" FBOs, has welcomed three new locations to its ranks. The former Landmark Aviation facilities at New York’s Westchester County Airport (HPN) and at Washington Dulles International (IAD), now owned by the reconstituted Ross Aviation, have both become part of the network. At HPN, Ross offers two separate FBOs facilities, while the FBO at Dulles is currently undergoing a $2.5 million renovation which will be completed by year-end.

 


“We are thrilled that Ross Aviation at White Plains and Washington-Dulles have joined our exquisite group of FBOs,” said Megan Barnes, Paragon’s executive vice president. “Their commitment to excellence and distinguished management team bring a great deal of knowledge and experience to our network.”

 


Paragon also welcomed its first Mississippi FBO, the Tunica Air Center, in the northern part of the state. It features an 11,000-sq-ft terminal and an 8,200-sq-ft arrival and departure canopy. “Tunica Air Center is proud to be the first Paragon Network FBO servicing Northwest Mississippi and the MidSouth Memphis, Tennessee area,” said FBO executive director Eric Konupka. “Joining the network will allow us to offer additional benefits to our current customers and build new relationships through the networking capabilities that Paragon Aviation provides.”

 


To join the network, which was founded in 2011 and now numbers 28 locations in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, FBOs undergo a facility audit conducted by Paragon. Each member FBO must also comply with a set of core standards to remain in the&nbsp;group.&nbsp;Clients using the network are eligible for Paragon Preferred status, which includes access to custom fuel pricing, dispatching fuel requests to network locations and making reservations through the group’s&nbsp;website.

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