Curt Epstein
Senior Editor

A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined AIN in 2007, Curt came to the publication 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 AIN sister publication 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  Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.

Before joining AIN, Curt worked with 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.

Latest from Curt Epstein

Accidents

Cargo Learjet crashes on approach to PWK

The NTSB is investigating the January 5 fatal crash of a Learjet 35A in Prospect Heights, Ill.

Business aviation rallies to help Haiti quake victims

Business aviation has been at the vanguard of the humanitarian response to the 7.0 earthquake that reduced Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to a shambles, ki

GA Playing Significant Role in Haiti Relief Efforts

Nearly 100 general aviation aircraft on humanitarian missions have flown from the U.S.
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Gets Approvals for King Air 350i

Hawker Beechcraft announced only yesterday that it received FAA and EASA type certification for the latest King Air variant more than a month ago.
Safety

2009 Bizav Accidents Decrease as Flight Hours Decline

As flight activity last year declined from that of the previous year, so too did the number of U.S.
Accidents

Bahamas Falcon Crash Mars 2009 Bizjet Safety Record

The NTSB, along with the FAA and Dassault, has joined the investigation into the December 17 crash of a Falcon 20D in the Bahamas–the only fatal business j

People

Piper Aircraft has announced several leadership changes.
Accidents

Final report: Pilot blamed for TBM crash

Socata TBM700, Kennesaw, Ga., July 15, 2008–The NTSB attributed the fatal crash of the single-engine turboprop to the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed
Accidents

Final reports: CBAA oversight lacking in Global 5000 crash

Bombardier Global 5000, Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nov.
Accidents

Final reports: Soveriegn struck by ground equipment at LAX

Cessna Citation 680 Sovereign, Los Angeles, Nov.
Accidents

Final report: Cause of fatal Bell crash eludes Canada's TSB

Bell 206B, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, May 13, 2008–Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) was unable to determine the cause of the power loss
Accidents

Final report: Pilot missteps doomed twin commander

Twin Commander 690C, Wray, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Factual report: Jetranger slips off paltform

Bell 206, Gumboro Township, Del., Aug.
Accidents

Factual reports: Helicopter loses engine on landing

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Loreto, Peru, Oct.
Accidents

Factual report: Aborted takeoff damages Learjet

Bombardier Learjet 55, Casper, Wyo., March.
Accidents

Preliminary report: Pilot lands after bird shatters windshield

Hawker Beechcraft C99, Show Low, Ariz., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary report: King Air crashes on test flight

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Greer, S.C., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary report: Longranger makes watery landing

Bell 206L-1, Gulf of Mexico, Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary report: MEDEVAC crash fatal for pilot, crew

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Doyle, Calif., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary report: King Air downed in severe weather

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct.

Handoff - Honeywell: Rob Gillette to Tim Mahoney

In September, Tim Mahoney succeeded Rob Gillette as president and CEO of Honeywell’s aerospace division.

Final Flight: John Winant

John Winant, NBAA’s first president, died on January 13 at the age of 85.

Final Flight: Amb. Edward Stimpson

Ed Stimpson, 75, the first and long-time head of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), died on November 25 at his home in Boise, Idaho.
Environment

Purdue University to builds alternative fuel test center

Purdue University has received a $1.35 million grant from the U.S.
Accidents

Newsmakers 2009: FAA acts quickly in wake of Hudson River midair

On August 8, a tour helicopter climbing from a Hudson River heliport in Manhattan collided with a Piper PA-32 Lance piston single.

Dayton University Gets $50M Syn Fuel Research Grant

The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) has been awarded a nearly $50 million six-year research grant from the Air Force to develop advanced fue

Hersman Blasts FAA over Runway Incursion Dithering

“There will be some truth-telling,” declared new NTSB chair Deborah Hersman on Tuesday as she began her opening address at the FAA International Runway Saf

JPMorgan: Bizav Industry Faces a Long Road Back

JPMorgan Global Equity Research yesterday issued its December Business Jet Monthly report, which notes that November’s used business jet inventory saw a mo

UBS Sees Market Stabilizing, with Growth Next Year

In its latest Business Jet Update released yesterday, UBS Investment Research predicts 8- to 10-percent growth in bizjet flight activity for the coming yea