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

Maintenance and Modifications

Bell, Jet Aviation Stand Up New Australian Rotor Repair Shop

Bell has named RBI Hawker Australia as a Bell Customer Service Facility, making it the fifth maintenance provider in the country so designated.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Florida Airport Issues Large Hangar RFP

Florida’s Treasure Coast International Airport (KFPR) in Fort Pierce has issued an RFP for tenants looking to occupy a recently completed hangar.
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Safety

EBAA, IBAC Launch Sustainability Program Test

EBAA and IBAC today announced the pilot launch of their Standards & Training for Aviation Responsibility and Sustainability (S.T.A.R.S.) program.
Charter & Fractional

Third Generation Takes Over at Priester Aviation

Family-owned Priester Aviation will pass its leadership torch to a third generation.
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WingX: U.S., European Bizav Activity Rising

Business aviation worldwide is continuing its strong recovery in the post-Covid environment, according to the latest statistics released by WingX.
FBOs

Charter Provider Buys Mississippi FBO

Aircraft charter, management, maintenance, and sales company Southern Sky Aviation has made its first FBO purchase.
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FBOs

FBO Director Platform Integrates with QuickBooks Online

Business software provider Essinta has added new functionality to its FBO Director platform through the addition of QuickBooks Online.
Environment

Air bp Introduces ISCC SAF in Spain

Air bp has sold the first of its SAF ISCC-Plus certified sustainable aviation fuel in Spain to launch customer NetJets Europe.
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FBOs

Avflight Moves Into New FBO Digs in Mesa

FBO operator Avflight has opened its facility at Arizona’s Falcon Field Airport.
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Airports

Oklahoma Airport Finishes Runway Rebuild

Oklahoma’s Ponca City Regional Airport (KPNC) has completed the reconstruction of its 7,200-foot runway 17/35.
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Survey: Private Aviation Boom Likely To Linger

The current post-Covid surge in private aviation likely will persist, according to the results of a recent survey,
Environment

UK's Farnborough Airport Now Stocking SAF

London-area business aviation hub Farnborough Airport is the latest UK gateway to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
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FBOs

NFPA Committee Agrees on Hangar Foam Exemption

In a ballot last week, the National Fire Protection Association’s Technical Committee on Airport Facilities voted to approve revisions to NFPA 409.
FBOs

FBO To Bring Customs to Florida's Vero Beach

Corporate Air, an FBO at Florida’s Vero Beach Regional Airport, will break ground next month on a 4,000-sq-ft U.S. Customs inspection facility.
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FBOs

Dassault's Geneva FBO Joins the Paragon Network

Dassault Aviation Business Services at Switzerland’s Geneva Airport is the latest addition to the Paragon Network of elite FBOs.
Training and Workforce

Sheltair To Support ERAU's Project Liftoff

Sheltair has committed to supporting Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's future aviation industry leadership program.
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FBOs

Carver Aero FBO Group Expands into Wisconsin

Iowa-based FBO chain Carver Aero has acquired the Janesville Jet Center, the lone service provider at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport.
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Environment

Million Air Burbank Now Stocking SAF

Million Air has become the latest FBO chain to offer continually available sustainable aviation fuel, starting with its Burbank, California location.
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Airports

California Airport To Begin Overnight Runway Closures

California’s San Luis Obispo Regional Airport (KSBP) has launched a rehabilitation program on its primary runway 11/29.
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FBOs

Speedboat Maker StanCraft Opens Upgraded Idaho FBO

StanCraft Jet Center, one of two FBOs at Idaho’s Coeur d'Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field has opened its permanent facility.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aviation Blade Services Inks New S-70 Support Deal

Aviation Blade Services has a new partnership agreement to support the main and tail rotor blades on Taiwan's S-70/UH60s.
Engines

Safran Moves Ahead with SAF Testing For Helicopter Engines

Safran’s helicopter engine division is reporting advances in its adoption of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Airports

Van Nuys Airport Completes Second Taxiway Rehab

Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), one of the busiest private aviation hubs in the U.S., has completed a 15-month rehabilitation project on Taxiway A.
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FBOs

Jet Aviation Geneva Takes Fueling In-house

Jet Aviation has bolstered its services at Switzerland’s Geneva International Airport with the announcement that it has been granted a fueling concession.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream G550 Production Reaches End of the Line

Nearly two decades after it entered service, Gulfstream's G550 saw its final commericial delivery this week.
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Environment

Rolls-Royce, Shell Team on Decarbonization Goals

Rolls-Royce and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that outlines their support for decarbonization of the aviation industry.
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FBOs

Paragon FBO Network Grows in Europe

The Paragon Network has expanded its European footprint with the addition of Magnum FBO, which operates facilities in Austria and Slovakia.
Environment

University Researchers Turn Plastic into Jet-A

Researchers at Washington State University say they have developed a process for turning waste plastics into jet fuel.
Environment

World Fuel Offers Carbon Offsets as Rewards Option

World Fuel Services has introduced the purchase of carbon offsets as a points redemption option for its rewards program members.

Swiss Fuel Provider Branches into Trip Support

Switzerland-based aviation fuel provider iFuel has expanded its services to include trip support.
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