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
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.
Environment
Swiss Charter Broker Offers 'Permanent' CO2 Solution
The Switzerland-based Climate Jet Club now offers its users a way to remove their CO2 emissions from the environment.
Aircraft
Bombardier Tallies Major Challenger 3500 Order
Bombardier says that it has received its largest order of the year, for 20 of its newly announced Challenger 3500 super-midsize business jets.
Aircraft
Amstat To Display New Data Functionality at BACE
Business aviation industry data provider Amstat will be demonstrating several product upgrades and developments at NBAA-BACE next month in Las Vegas.
Aircraft
TBM Convention Returns as Live Event
The TBM Owners and Pilots Association’s annual convention made its return as a live event last week in West Virginia.
FBOs
Atlantic Aviation Sale Closes
Macquarie Investment Infrastructure ended its long ownership Atlantic Aviation with the conclusion of the sale of the company to KKR.
FBOs
Denver FBO Launches Massive Expansion Project
Modern Aviation has embarked on a major expansion of its facility at Denver’s Centennial Airport.
Environment
Agencies Enthusiastic about SAF Challenge
Thursday’s online 2021 Business Aviation Sustainability Summit Kick-Off brought together U.S. government experts to discuss SAF production efforts.
FBOs
Third FBO To Land at Milwaukee Airport
Wisconsin-based aircraft operator and charter provider Jet Out broke ground on a new headquarters and FBO at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.
Environment
Signature To Supply SAF for New Airbus U.S. Deliveries
Airbus announced that by November, all aircraft from its U.S. manufacturing facility in Alabama will be delivered with sustainable aviation fuel.
FBOs
Eastern Pennsylvania Airport Adding New Heated Hangar
Construction has begun on a new 16,000-sq-ft heated hangar at Hazleton Regional Airport in Pennsylvania.
