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
Aircraft
Dassault's Falcon 6X Logs More Than 300 Hours
A fourth airframe will join the Dassault 6X flight test program by the end of the year, according to company chairman and CEO Eric Trappier.
Hangar Network Rebrands, Adds New Functionality
Online aviation real estate directory Hangar Network has rebranded itself as the Aviation Property Network (APN), and has launched a new website.
FBOs
Signature Launches New Perks for Based Tenants
Signature Flight Support has unveiled a new program aimed at enhancing value and improving the experience of its based customers.
Environment
Sustainability Key to 2050 Industry Goals
It will take more work to meet the business aviation industry's new 2050 net-zero carbon emissions asperations.
MedAire Lets BACE Attendees 'Listen In'
At MedAire's booth at NBAA-BACE this year, show attendees will be able to listen live to in-flight medicals calls that are being addressed by the company.
AIN Writers Honored at NBAA Media Awards
AIN Media Group editors took home both journalism awards presented at the annual media breakfast ahead of the opening session at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.
Environment
Atlantic Brings SAF to NBAA-BACE
Atlantic Aviation is supplying sustainable aviation fuel for departing aircraft at its FBO at Harry Reid International Airport during NBAA-BACE.
Training and Workforce
NBAA Scholarships Support Industry Aspirations
NBAA has awarded a dozen scholarships ahead of its annual convention this week in Las Vegas.
Training and Workforce
CAE To Bring New Flight Training Base to Vegas
CAE will expand its flight training footprint in the U.S. with the start of construction on a new major pilot instruction facility in Las Vegas.
FBOs
Bombardier, Signature Explore New Relationship
Bombardier and Signature Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding that will provide benefits to their respective customer bases.
Environment
Avfuel Rolls Out SAF Purchase Program
Avfuel has launched a book-and-claim program to spur industry use of SAF even where it isn't physically available.
Regulations and Government
Million Air Dallas Earns FAA SMS Nod
Million Air Dallas has received formal FAA approval for its safety management system, under the agency's Safety System Voluntary Program Standard.
Recruitment Firm Sees Industry Hiring Surge
Aviation Search Group says hiring within the sector is increasing with urgency.
Environment
Signature Launches SAF Book-and-Claim
Signature Flight Support has pumped more than four million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel since it began stocking permanent supplies last year.
Honeywell: Bizjet Deliveries To Reach Pre-Covid Levels in Mid-decade
The business aviation successfully emerged from the Covid pandemic, but it will be several years until industry delivery rates match pre-pandemic rates.
FBOs
2021: Year of the FBO Transaction
Over the past year, more than 250 FBOs changed hands; a number that was bloated by two of the biggest transactions in the history of the industry.
FBOs
Metroplex FBO Fuels SEAL Pilot Dreams
Dallas-area FBO American Aero FTW has provided more than $133,000 financial support to the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF) since 2013.
Documentary To Examine First Mach 1 Flight
On Oct. 14, 1947, an aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time, a milestone some had thought would never be reached.
Environment
New White Paper Examines Decarbonization Needs
With sustainability being the focus of NBAA’s annual convention, Deloitte Consulting has authored a white paper on the decarbonization of aviation.
Environment
SAF, Book-and-claim on the Menu for NBAA-BACE
World Fuel Services will ensure that aircraft flying to and from NBAA-BACE can utilize sustainable aviation fuel.
Environment
NBAA Launches Sustainability Accreditation Program
NBAA formally launched its Sustainable Flight Operations Accreditation program at this year’s BACE in Las Vegas.
FBOs
New York City-area FBO Meridian Turns 75
Family-owned FBO Meridian has been serving business aircraft operators in the New York City area for three quarters of a century.
FBOs
Indianapolis FBO To Open New Hangar Complex
First Wing Jet Center, the lone FBO at Indianapolis Executive Airport, is anticipating the completion of a $3.6 million hangar complex.
Citation Pilot Association To Gather in SoCal
For the first time in the event’s 12-year history, the Citation Jet Pilots Association will hold its annual convention later this month in California.
FBOs
Texas FBO Makes Delayed BACE Debut
Among the companies making their NBAA-BACE debut this year is US Trinity Aviation, a new FBO at Texas’s Denton Enterprise Airport.
Aircraft
40 Years On, Pre-BBJ 737 Still Going Strong
One of the first Boeing 737s specifically designed as a VIP transport straight off the production line is still in service, and still looking good.
Airports
Chicago Executive Airport Debuts U.S. Customs Facility
Officials in Illinois today celebrated the opening of a new, dedicated U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at Chicago Executive Airport.
Environment
New Report Calls for Net-Zero Aviation by 2050
The Air Transport Action Group issued a declaration today stating that global civil aviation operations will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Aircraft Broker Jetcraft Expands in Asia
UK-based global private aircraft brokerage Jetcraft is expanding its network with the opening of an office in Singapore.
Sheltair Tampa Hosts Girls in Aviation Day
Sheltair Aviation’s FBO at Tampa International Airport hosted an open house last week in conjunction with WAI’s annual Girls in Aviation Day.
