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

The World Fuel-sponsored Air Elite FBO Network has increased its UK footprint with the addition of XLR Executive Jet Centers-Liverpool. For XLR, this marks its second facility to be accepted into the group of upscale FBOs, joining its Birmingham Airport (EGBB) location. The company also operates at Exeter and Bournemouth.
XLR Liverpool offers convenient access to the Liverpool city center, as well as Manchester, with connectivity to sports and cultural venues such as Aintree, Goodison Park, Old Trafford, Manchester Arena, and Etihad Stadium.
The FBO at John Lennon Airport (EGGP) offers a variety of amenities, including private in-house security clearance, passenger lounge with bar, crew lounge, direct ramp access for passenger vehicles, a 27,000-sq-ft heated hangar, and a dedicated pet travel program.
As a certified Gulfstream handler specializing in quick turns, the location offers expedited aircraft services from its team of line service technicians and a fleet of equipment.
“XLR is dedicated to delivering outstanding customer service, offering a safe place to work through our high-quality executive jet centers, and the entire XLR family is delighted we are able to join the Air Elite Network at this location and promote the best FBOs in the world,” said XLR director Chris Beer.” We look forward to an ongoing committed relationship between our two companies and working alongside the best in the business.”

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