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

Aircraft charter, management, and sales provider Aircraft Services Group (ASG) has unveiled its new $25 million <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2025-04-15/aircraft-services-group-starts-new-hq-complex">headquarters</a> facility at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (KSRQ) in Florida.
Intended as a private FBO for ASG’s clients, the facility features a 30,000-sq-ft hangar and a 5,000-sq-ft terminal that includes a luxury private lounge, kitchen, and offices. An onsite 20,000-gallon fuel farm complements full aviation services such as fueling, GPUs, lav service, potable water service, and onsite U.S. Customs.
While the company leases hangar space around the country, this is ASG’s first dedicated facility. Customers “will experience a private hangarage that is spacious, climate-controlled, and fully secured; an upscale private lobby with no crowds or distractions; white-glove, personalized service; and the ability to pull their car directly up to the waiting aircraft,” the company noted.
ASG was founded in 1990 by a local Sarasota resident, George Reenstra, a Vietnam veteran who later served as the personal pilot to President Ronald Reagan. With offices in Teterboro, New Jersey; Westchester County and Farmingdale, New York; and Burbank, California, ASG expects its Sarasota headquarters to serve as a hub for the company’s expanding operations.

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