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

Environment

NBAA Launches Sustainability Accreditation Program

NBAA formally launched its Sustainable Flight Operations Accreditation program at this year’s BACE in Las Vegas.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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FBOs

Denver FBO Launches Massive Expansion Project

Modern Aviation has embarked on a major expansion of its facility at Denver’s Centennial Airport.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Environment

NBAA To Launch Sustainability Accreditation Program at BACE

NBAA will launch its Sustainable Flight Operations Accreditation program at its annual conference next month in Las Vegas.
Aircraft

Foley: Annual Bizjet Deliveries On Pace To Top 900

Brian Foley believes the Covid pandemic could finally drag the new business jet market out of the doldrums it has seen since the global economic meltdown.
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Environment

Shell Looks To Be Leader in SAF Production

Global petroleum producer Shell announced plans to begin production of approximately 2 million tonnes a year of sustainable aviation fuel by 2025.
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Environment

CAAFI Applauds Call to Action on SAF

The Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative applauded the U.S. government’s recognition of the role that SAF will play in decarbonization efforts.
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FBOs

Industry Group To Examine Ground Handling Safety

NATA announced the creation of the Ground Safety Alliance, an industry-led, data-gathering body that will work to improve ground handling safety.
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Environment

Seeking an FBO That Has SAF? 4AIR's Got a Map for That

Sustainability solutions provider 4AIR has posted the first interactive SAF map depicting the availability of SAF for business aircraft operators.
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Environment

Clay Lacy Commits To Electric Aircraft Infrastructure

California-based FBO operator Clay Lacy Aviation has signed an agreement to provide electric aircraft charging infrastructure at all of its locations.
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Airports

Major Renovation Project at KORD Finally Wraps

Officials in Chicago celebrated the conclusion of a 16-year, $6 billion modernization program at O’Hare International Airport.
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FBOs

New Ross Aviation FBO Joins Paragon Network

Ross Aviation’s latest acquisition, the former Stuart Jet Center at Witham Field (KSUA) in Florida is now the newest member of the Paragon FBO Network.
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Environment

Chevron, Gevo Mull Deal to Boost SAF Production

A letter of intent between Chevron and Gevo would see the two companies partner to increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel.
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