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

Aero Center Epps Atlanta at Peachtree Dekalb Airport (KPDK) is the latest service provider to join the Fly Louie Alliance Preferred FBO Network. Launched in 2019, the program aims to bring economy-of-scale savings to the independent charter market and other private aviation businesses, including access to savings programs through wholesale business opportunities.
The Epps FBO has been operating at KPDK since 1965, and the family-owned business was <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-01-30/epps-aviation-fbo-being-sold-aero-center-chain">acquired</a> by the growing Aero Center group earlier this year. According to the company, which now has five FBOs across the U.S., the decision to join the network is a move to expand its charter aircraft market service share at the airport—the second busiest in Georgia.
“We have seen good results from other Aero Center locations participating in the Fly Louie fuel savings program, and we’re excited to work with the Fly Louie team to help boost awareness of our great facilities and services at KPDK," said Jeremy Epperson, the facility's president.
The Alliance network includes more than 80 partners nationwide, with its members able to receive special fuel rates with the Fly Louie Avfuel card, as well as special discounts on hotel rates and other services.

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