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
NBAA Postpones SDC2022 Until April
NBAA's annual Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference, originally scheduled for January, has been rescheduled to early April.
FBOs
EBAA Postpones AIROPS to April, Citing New Covid Wave
With Covid infection rates again on the rise in Europe, EBAA announced today that it is postponed its annual two-day AIROPS conference to early April.
FBOs
ASL Group Opens New Genav Terminal at Liege Airport
ASL Group, which is now the exclusive general aviation aircraft handler at Belgium’s Liege Airport, has unveiled its newly-built general aviation terminal.
FBOs
San Francisco Bay Area FBO Adds New Hangar Complex
Five Rivers Aviation, the sole service provider at San Francisco-area Livermore Municipal Airport, has completed a new 43,000-sq-ft hangar complex.
Environment
Aviation Industry Groups Object to Santa Clara 100LL Ban
Aviation groups are protesting the decision by California’s Santa Clara County to ban the sale of 100LL aviation gasoline at two GA airports.
Regulations and Government
NBAA: Make Those Super Bowl Plans Now
Coordination for the cloud of private aircraft expected to descend on the Los Angeles area for the February 13 NFL championship game has already begun.
Environment
Clay Lacy Earns First NATA Sustainability Certification
Clay Lacy Aviation has become the first company certified under NATA’s recently launched Sustainability Standard for Aviation Businesses program.
Environment
FAA Awards More SAF Production Research Funds
Looking to amplify its efforts to establish supply chains for sustainable aviation fuel, the FAA has awarded more than $14 million to university research.
Avfuel's Craig Sincock To Be Honored at L.A. Gala
Avfuel Corporation owner, president and CEO Craig Sincock will be among those honored at the 19th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in January.
Regulations and Government
London Bizav Airport To Offer Rapid Covid Testing
With Covid infection rates once again on the rise, the UK’s London Biggin Hill Airport is now offering rapid result PCR tests to arriving customers.
FBOs
San Diego's Newest FBO To Shine at NBAA SDC
Coast Air Center, San Diego's newest FBO, will be among the exhibitors at NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers when the show returns there next month.
Environment
Jet Aviation Launches SAF Book-and-claim Program
Jet Aviation has partnered with sustainable aviation fuel provider SkyNRG to launch its book-and-claim service.
FBOs
Signature Buys Colorado Ski Country FBO
Signature Flight Support has expanded its U.S. FBO network with the acquisition of Vail Valley Jet Center at Colorado’s Eagle County Regional Airport.
Environment
SAF Now Available at Jet Aviation Amsterdam
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provider Neste has signed an agreement to provide its SAF product at Jet Aviation’s FBO at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
Charter & Fractional
Indiana-based Aviation Service Providers Join Forces
Indiana-based aviation services providers Jet Access and Eagle Creek Aviation have agreed to merge.
FBOs
Arizona Airport To Receive New FBO
Phoenix-area Falcon Field Airport will gain a third FBO, thanks to the awarding of a lease to aircraft brokerage Cunningham Aviation.
FBOs
Aero Centers To Open Spokane, Washington FBO
FBO chain Aero Centers has received permission to establish a facility at Washington’s Spokane International Airport.
Aircraft
GAMA: Airframers Continue Strong Post-Covid Rebound in 3Q
General aviation manufacturers continued their strong rebound from the Covid pandemic slump in the third quarter.
Environment
Bizav on Track for New 2050 Environmental Goals
Business aviation's ability to meet its new goal for net zero carbon emissions hinges heavily on widespread adoption of SAF and improved technology.
FBOs
Atlantic Aviation, Ross Aviation To Merge
The expected merger between Atlantic Aviation and Ross Aviation will bring the world's second largest FBO chain to nearly 90 locations.
Airports
California Airport Completes Runway Rehab
California’s San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport has just completed major rehabilitation project on its main runway and taxiway connectors.
Environment
Dallas Airport Demonstrates SAF 'Circular Economy'
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, SAF producer Neste, and fuel distributor Avfuel provided a demonstration this week in SAF circular economy.
Environment
Air bp Turns Focus toward Sustainability
Global fuel provider Air bp is working to help the aviation industry meet its sustainabilty goals.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Sees Environmental Progress over Past Year
In the year since the launch of NetJets’ global sustainability program, the fractional provider has achieved some milestones.
Avionics
AEA: Genav Avionics Sales Continue To Rise
The general aviation avionics industry has seen more than $1.7 billion in sales during the first three-quarters of 2021, a 5.4 percent rise year-over-year.
Environment
COP26 Conference Sees Debut of Pro-SAF User Group
At the UN climate conference this week, an aviation industry users group was formed to promote investment and use of sustainable aviation fuel.
FBOs
Canada's Skyservice Expands to U.S.
Canadian FBO chain Skyservice has expanded into the U.S. after a decision to rebrand the four Leading Edge Jet Center locations in the Northwest.
FBOs
Virginia University Takes Over FBO at Danville Airport
Virginia-based Averett University has taken over FBO operations at Danville Regional Airport following the conclusion of an RFP process.
FBOs
Universal Aviation Expands in Dominican Republic
Universal has established three new ground handling offices in Dominican Republic, ahead of an anticipated busy private aviation travel season.
Accidents
Tamarack Disputes NTSB Accident Report
Tamarack Aerospace is disputing the NTSB’s final report on fatal crash of a Citation CJ2+ which went down soon after takeoff in Indiana in November, 2018.
