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

Hong Kong-based aviation services provider Metrojet reached a construction milestone last week in the development of its new aircraft hangar and maintenance facility in the Philippines, with the completion of the stressed arch roof framework of the&nbsp;75,347-sq-ft hangar. The technology employed in the roof’s structure has been designed to meet the highest international standards for typhoon and seismic loadings. Known for its stiffness, durability, and cost efficiencies, the stressed arch design has been used in more than 100 hangars around the world.

 


When completed, the building with its 360-foot clear span opening and 70-foot-high apex will have the capacity to simultaneously accommodate up to 10 ultra-long-range business jets, including Airbus ACJs and Boeing BBJs. It will be equipped with an NFPA 409-compliant fire-suppression system to meet the world’s most stringent safety standards.

 


Scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2020, the complex at Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (née Clark International Airport) will include nearly three acres of ramp space in front of the hangar, a dedicated taxiway, and an adjoining 27,000-sq-ft, two-story FBO terminal.

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News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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