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

The International Business Aviation Council’s (IBAC) International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) voluntary business aviation safety program has a firm foothold in Japan with the naming of Japan Aviation Service (JAS) as the first ground handling group in the country to achieve IS-BAH Stage 1 registration. The company—Japan’s first ground handling provider, established nearly four decades ago—is being recognized by IBAC for the accomplishment this week at EBACE.
“We are extremely proud to have received the IS-BAH registration, which reflects the quality and commitment we have maintained over the years,” said JAS CEO and chairman Tomoyoshi Tsuchiya. “This accreditation officially confirms our safety management infrastructure that meets international standards for safety and excellence.”
JAS provides flight support, fuel supply, crew and passenger assistance, and coordination of domestic and international charter flights.
The company operates at five airports in Japan: in Tokyo at Haneda (RJTT) and Narita International (RJAA); Kansai International (RJBB) in Osaka; New Chitose Airport (RJCC) on Hokkaido; and at Naha Airport (ROAH) on Okinawa. All five locations have met and enhanced their ground handling operations through the use of globally recognized industry best practices.
“We congratulate JAS on their IS-BAH achievement, a first for Japan, and an admirable accomplishment for voluntarily aligning all five locations at the same time,” stated Terry Yeomans, IBAC’s IS-BAH program director. “We look forward to supporting the JAS team on their safety journey and wish them much success.”

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