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

Rotorcraft

AEM Unveils New Digital Audio System for Aircraft

Unit was developed in consultation with special mission stakeholders
Environment

Helicopters Powered by SAF Descend on Dallas for Verticon

Airbus paid for and Avfuel supplied the sustainable aviation fuel for the helicopter fly-in
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Establishes Next-gen Operator Advisory Group

The panel includes leading rotorcraft users
FBOs

Cutter Aviation Expands KPRC Footprint

The project gives the FBO more than five acres of ramp at Prescott
Maintenance and Modifications

Texas Repair Center Expands to Larger Hangar

Established in 2022, Plane Place Aviation’s business has already outgrown its facility
Charter & Fractional

Following Sale, Flewber Global Is Now Flyte

Online booking platform is poised for growth, according to its new owners
Environment

U.S. Objects to ICAO SAF Land-use Recommendation

The measure on multi-cropping was approved at last week’s 13th triennial environment meeting
Maintenance and Modifications

Acquisition Gives PrimeFlight Services European Option

The purchase gives PrimeFlight its first business outside North America
FBOs

Modern Aviation Wins Out at Charlotte Int’l Airport

Lone FBO at airfield was long operated by Wilson Air
FBO at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Training and Workforce

Business Aviation Steps Up in LA Wildfire Fight

Companies across the industry spectrum stepped up to offer assistance
StandardAero team members posing in front of Super Scooper
Maintenance and Modifications

Fargo Jet Center Eyes Growth with New MRO Facility

The company inaugurated its first purpose-built maintenance facility late last year
New hangar/office complex at Fargo Jet Center
FBOs

Nearly 60, KCAC Aviation Continues To Spread Wings

In operation since 1966, the company offers a full slate of services
Pilatus PC-24 on KCAC ramp
FBOs

Freeman Holdings Group Branches Into Texas FBOs

The Lubbock and Abilene facilities represent its first in the state
Abilene Aero, one of two recent additions to Freeman Holdings Group's FBO network
FBOs

Universal Partners on Dominican Republic FBO Renovation

The project is expected to be completed by mid-year
Artist rendering of the renovated FBO at Samana Airport in the Dominican Republic
FBOs

Naples Jet Center in Florida Debuts New Terminal

The $15 million project will be completed with a new hangar later this year
Opening party for Naples Jet Center
Aircraft

Embraer Reaches Record Backlog of $26.3 Billion in Q4

The airframer’s private jet and services and support divisions both saw new peaks
Embraer Executive Jets P300E
FBOs

Clay Lacy Aviation's New FBO Joins Paragon Network

Facilty at Waterbury-Oxford Airport is set for an April grand opening
Clay Lacy Aviation KOXC Hangar
Maintenance and Modifications

Liebherr Expands Middle East Component Service Options

A new service center is expected to open in Dubai next year
Liebherr and Mohammad bin Rashid Aerospace Hub represetatives at signing
Accidents

Landing Learjet Crashes into Parked Jet in Runway Excursion

Accident took place at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona
Learjet crash Feb. 10, 2025
Safety

Hero Pilot Apprehends Teen Gunman at Arkansas Airport

Quick thinking and decisive action led to a peaceful conclusion
Hangar surveillance of Texarkana gunman appehension
FBOs

FBO Special Event Fees on Tap for Super Bowl in New Orleans

For private aviation, the extra tariffs are now ingrained in the ‘Big Game’ experience
New Orleans Lakefront Airport
FBOs

Freeman Jet Center FBO in Louisiana Undergoes Upgrade

The facility was renewed inside and out
CSR Desk at Freeman Jet Center wth new artwork
Aircraft

Flexjet Inks $7B Order for Embraer Business Jets

Deliveries will start in 2026 and will greatly enlarge Flexjet’s fleet
Flexjet CEO Michael Silvestro and Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Micheal Amalfitano
Aircraft

Canada Gets Its First SkyCourier from Textron Aviation

The utility twin turboprop will be used as a cargo hauler in the Ontario region
Air Bravo CEO with SkyCourier
Environment

Avfuel Brings SAF to Northeast U.S. Via New Jersey

Vermont’s Heritage Aviation is the first customer to sign on
Avfuel SAF Tanker
Accidents

Medevac Learjet Crashes after Takeoff in Philadelphia

All six aboard—four crewmembers and two passengers—were killed in the accident
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance Lear 55 on ramp
FBOs

Signature Institutes KTEB Reservation Mandate

Notice involves all transient aircraft movements at its four FBOs on the field
Signature South FBO at KTEB
FBOs

Odyssey Aviation U.S. Locations To Start New FBO Chain

The three locations will be the nucleus of a new service platform
Odyssey Aviation FBO at KYIP
Fuel

U.S. Treasury’s SAF Production Tax Rules Face Doubt

Detractors say longer span on tax incentives is needed
rendering of sustainable fuel production facility
FBOs

Dallas FBO Completes Interior Renovation Project

Ambassador Jet Center gave its lobby a glow up
Ambassador Jet Center lobby