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 Aviation has expanded its footprint at California business aviation hub Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) with the purchase of the Castle &amp; Cooke Aviation FBO there.
Signature operated two FBOs at KVNY before the transaction, which was announced yesterday and includes rebranding the former Castle &amp; Cooke facility as VNY North. Originally designed as a private corporate complex, the facility has a 1,500-sq-ft passenger lounge, 21,000 sq ft of offices, and 4,236 sq ft of shop space. It also provides 117,360 sq ft of hangar space, which brings Signature to 483,000 sq ft of aircraft shelter at the Los Angeles-area gateway.
“Van Nuys is one of the most important business aviation markets in the world, and this acquisition strengthens our ability to serve guests in this critical gateway,” said Signature CEO Tony Lefebvre. “We’re excited to welcome the Castle &amp; Cooke Van Nuys team to Signature and build on the outstanding reputation they’ve established.”
The transaction does not include Castle &amp; Cooke’s remaining FBO at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu.
“Castle &amp; Cooke Aviation has been proud to serve the Van Nuys community for many years, and that legacy has always been built on our people and the relationships they’ve created with our guests,” said Tony Marlow, Castle &amp; Cooke’s president of aviation operations and business development. “We’re confident that Signature shares that same commitment to service and hospitality, making this a natural next chapter for our team, our guests, and the operation we’ve built together.”

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