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

A report from business market researcher The Insight Partners predicts the global FBO operator market will nearly double in value by 2031. Worth an approximate $25.55 billion last year, the firm believes it will grow to nearly $41.5 billion annually over the next six years as new airports come online around the world.
While North America—home to the world’s largest business aircraft fleet—has the highest saturation of FBOs, it is Asia-Pacific that is expected to see the highest growth rate, in step with increases in international air passenger and cargo traffic. Last year, airlines in Asia-Pacific saw a more than 30% boost in passengers versus 2023. According to the report, there are 71 FBOs in the region, including more than 20 in Australia and another 15 in mainland China—a number which is expected to grow.
The Insight Partners cited rising business jet deliveries and receding prices for preowned business aircraft as positive signs for FBO market expansion.&nbsp;“Thus, the growth of the business aviation sector due to rising demand for business jets is bolstering the fixed-base operator market growth,” the report concluded.

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