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

Miami, Fla.-based World Fuel Services (WFS) bolstered its general aviation offerings, having signed an agreement to purchase contract fuel and international trip planning provider Colt International. Colt, founded in 1999, serves 5,700 flight departments.


Headquartered in Houston, Colt reported revenues of approximately $400 million last year through its private aviation trip-support services at more than 3,000 locations worldwide. “We look forward to welcoming the Colt team to World Fuel Services,” said WFS chairman, president and CEO Michael Kasbar. “Colt will further expand our global presence in contract fuel and international trip planning services, driving strategic synergies in our growing general aviation business.”


The deal–which is expected to be complete next month, pending customary closing conditions–is valued at approximately $63 million and will be funded through World Fuel Services’ cash on hand and existing credit facilities.

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Colt International was founded in 1999 and counts more than 5,700 flight departments among its clients.

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