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.

Curt Epstein

Latest from Curt Epstein

Gulfstream Tallies Quartet of City-pair Speed Records

Gulfstream added four new city-pair speed records to its trophy shelf following trips to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month by its G600 and G700 jets.
FBOs

Carver Aero's Two New FBOs Join the Avfuel Network

Carver Aero’s two newest FBOs, in Janesville, Wisconsin and Sugar Grove, Illinois, are the latest members of the Avfuel branded dealer network.
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Environment

Swiss Researchers Say They Can Produce SAF from Air

Researchers in Switzerland say they have developed technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel using nothing but air and sunlight.
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Training and Workforce

Bombardier Greets First Apprentice Program Graduates

This morning, Bombardier honored the first batch of apprentices to complete a vocational training program it developed with Texas State Technical College.

Argus: Bizav Activity Sets New Record in October

Business aviation activity in North America set a new record in October with 323,000 flights, eclipsing the previous record by nearly seven percent.
Environment

Alphabet Groups Urge More Funding on Unleaded Avgas

The heads of six major aviation organizations urged congressional leaders to increase funding for unleaded aviation gasoline research and certification.
FBOs

Modern Aviation To Add Second FBO at KAPA

Modern Aviation continues its expansion with the acquisition of a second terminal and hangar at Colorado’s Centennial Airport.
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Aircraft

Bombardier On Track for Global Jet Production Move

Bombardier’s new Global assembly facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport remains on track for a 2023 opening.
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Training and Workforce

Sheltair, Avfuel Give Back to Aviation Community

Sheltair has partnered with Avfuel on a new scholarship program entitled Future Takes Flight.
Environment

Shell Names Developer for Rotterdam SAF Plant

Industrial engineering solutions provider Worley was selected to establish a low-carbon fuel production operation at Shell's Netherlands facility.
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Maintenance and Modifications

North Dakota Firms Team on Aeromed Completions

Spectrum Aeromed and Fargo Jet Center (FJC) are highlighting their aircraft completions partnership this week at the Air Medical Transport Conference.
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Environment

Million Air Launches Green Initiative

Million Air has unveiled a two-pronged sustainability plan, with the goal of making the Houston-based service provider net-zero carbon emissions by 2023.
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FBOs

NFPA Removes Bizav Hangar Foam Requirement

The National Fire Protection Association’s revision of its 409 Standard on Aircraft Hangars removes the mandate for foam fire systems in Group 2 hangars.
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FBOs

Air Elite Brings Customer Service Training in House

The Air Elite FBO Network has implemented an in-house staff training program.
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FBOs

Texas Airport Joins the Avfuel Network

City Terminal Flight Services, the lone FBO at New Braunfels National Airport is the latest service provider to join the Avfuel branded dealer network.
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Fuel

Gevo and ADM To Collaborate on SAF Production

Archer-Daniels-Midland and Gevo have signed an MoU that could result in the production of up to 500 million gallons of SAF annually.
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Airports

Avia Solutions Group Acquires Major London Facility

Avia Solutions Group has expanded its footprint at London Biggin Hill Airport with purchase of a major complex on the field.
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FBOs

Modern Aviation Expands to the Caribbean

Modern Aviation has expanded again with an agreement to purchase the Million Air FBO at Puerto Rico’s Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci/Isla Grande Airport.
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FBOs

Five More Jet Aviation Locations Join Air Elite Network

Air Elite, the World Fuel Services-sponsored global network of upscale FBOs, has welcomed five new Jet Aviation locations.
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FBOs

Detroit FBO Plans Grand Opening Under New Name

Premier Private Jets, which recently acquired an FBO at Detroit area Oakland County International Airport, will hold its grand reopening in November.
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FBOs

Sky Harbour Tapped for Dallas-area Hangar Complex

Aviation real estate developer and operator Sky Harbour has been selected to establish a new private hangar complex at Dallas area Addison Airport
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Environment

Aerospace Technology Heads Give Sustainabilty Support

The chief technology officers for seven major aerospace companies issued a statement today supporting the sector’s net-zero emissions ambitions.
FBOs

Million Air To Expand Lone Star State Presence

Million Air will expand its Texas footprint with the announcement that it will establish an FBO at Laredo International Airport.
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FBOs

Propeller Airports Buys Seattle FBO

Washington State-based airport development and management company Propeller Airports has purchased Castle & Cooke’s FBO at Seattle-area Paine Field.
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Accidents

FAA, NTSB Investigate MD-87 Crash in Houston

The FAA and NTSB are investigating the Tuesday morning crash in Houston of a privately operated McDonnell Douglas MD-87.
FBOs

Million Air To Land in Hawaii

Million Air will add Hawaii to its FBO network starting early next year when a temporary facility opens at Honolulu’s Kalaeloa Airport.
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FBOs

Million Air Franchisee Acquires ACI Jet Stake

The largest franchisee within the Million Air FBO Network has acquired an ownership stake in California-based aviation services provider ACI Jet.
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FBOs

Million Air Tapped for Colorado Hangar Complex

Business Aviation Group has selected Million Air as the FBO operator for its Discovery Air hangar complex at Northern Colorado Regional Airport.
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FBOs

Sheltair To Expand Hangar Space at Tampa FBO

Sheltair will break ground this week on a hangar and office complex at its Tampa International Airport facility.
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FBOs

Million Air Moves In at Fort Lauderdale Executive

Million Air has expanded its footprint in Florida with the acquisition of W Aviation, one of four FBOs at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
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