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

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Group To Launch Ireland's First Vertiport

A consortium of companies and organizations have come together in an MoU to launch Ireland’s first passenger and cargo vertiport at Shannon Airport.
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Environment

Carinata Lands On ICAO's SAF Feedstock List

ICAO has now recognized Carinata, an oilseed crop, as a renewable feedstock with a similar lifecycle carbon emission reduction as waste-derived SAF.
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FBOs

Universal Aviation Expands Greek Operations

Universal Aviation has expanded its private aviation ground handling operation in Greece with the opening of its Mykonos office.
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Airports

Business Aviation Prepares for European Soccer Championship

The rescheduled finals of the 2020 UEFA soccer tournament is set to begin June with 51 matches hosted by 12 European cities.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bluetail Launches Digital Record Search Engine

Aircraft data storage and access provider Bluetail has introduced a digital document search engine, MACH Search.
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Environment

NATA Goes Green With Push For Carbon Neutrality

NATA is setting an example for its members by making its own operations carbon neutral as of last year.
Environment

Aviation Industry Cheers New SAF Tax Credit Plan

A broad-based consortium of aviation companies applauded the introduction of the Sustainable Skies Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Aircraft

GA Aircraft Deliveries Up or Flat in 1Q: GAMA

While first quarter general aviation aircraft delvieries either improved by segment or remained virtually the same as last year, industry billings rose.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Experts Weigh In on Post-Covid Market

As the Covid pandemic begins to fade, new customers have been drawn to private aviation, particularly charter.
FBOs

SEA Prime Weathers the Covid Storm

Business aviation in Italy continued its recovery in the first four months of 2021 with business at Milan's Linate Airport up nearly 31 percent.
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Jetex Expands South American Reach

Business aviation trip support provider Jetex has enlarged its Latin American operations to include Argentina, Colombia, and Peru.
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Airports

London Oxford Airport Invests in Facilities

The UK’s London Oxford Airport has embarked on a major infrastructure project, the centerpiece of which will be a hangar.
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JetNet Summit To Feature Industry Leaders

The JetNet iQ Summit, which makes its return in September, will feature a slate of top industry speakers.
Fuel

Colonial Pipeline Restarts Fuel Transport

The transport of fuel through the Colonial Pipeline resumed on Wednesday evening after a five-day interruption due to a cyberattack on its operator.
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Environment

Another California Destination Opens the SAF Tap

California’s Truckee Tahoe Airport District is the latest location in the state to offer a continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel.
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FBOs

Rise Aviation Breaks Ground on Texas FBO

Rise Aviation, the lone FBO at North Texas Regional Airport 60 miles north of Dallas, has broken ground on its new terminal.
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Environment

Neste Going Forward with SAF Refinery Expansion

Major sustainable fuel producer Neste has finally greenlit a long-discussed quarter-billion-dollar expansion project at its Rotterdam refinery.
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Airports

Munich Airport Greenlights Green Fuel

Starting on June 1 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be available at Germany’s Munich Airport.
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FBOs

Colonial Pipeline Attack Spurs Bizav Concerns

The continuing cyberattack on the Colonial Fuel Pipeline is raising some concerns among the business aviation industry.
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FBOs

Florida Air Charter Provider Buys Michigan FBO

Florida-based air charter provider Premier Private Jets has entered the FBO arena with its purchase of Oakland Air at Oakland County Interntional Airport.
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FBOs

Pittsburgh-area FBO Rebrands

Following its acquisition by the ownership group of Jets.com, Pittsburgh Jet Center at Zelienople Municipal Airport will change to Private Jet Center.
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FBOs

Ross Aviation Acquires Nebraska FBO

Ross Aviation has expanded with the purchase of the Silverhawk Aviation FBO at Nebraska’s Lincoln Airport.
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Regulations and Government

NFPA Rejects NATA Proposal for 407 Overfill Standard

The standards council of the National Fire Protection Association has denied NATA’s suggested amendment for overfill protection systems.
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FBOs

Avfuel Gains First Central American FBO Customer

Avfuel announced that LAATS FBO, at Guatemala’s La Aurora International Airport is first Central American FBO to join its branded dealer network.
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FBOs

UK's Farnborough Keeps Top Spot in AIN FBO Survey

London-area Farnborough Airport continued its decade-plus reign as the top FBO outside of the Americas according to the results of AIN’s annual FBO survey.
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FBOs

FBO Survey Report: 2021 The Rest of the World

Customer service matters, and the top FBO's among AIN's readers know how to deliver.
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FBOs

Work Underway at Trenton Mercer Airport's New FBO

FlightServ, one of two existing service providers at New Jersey’s Trenton Mercer Airport, broke ground this week on its new FBO.
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FBOs

Sino Jet Joins In on Chengdu FBO Management

The Chinese operator has partnered with the Sichuan Province Airport Group and Chengdu Shuangliu Airport to assist in running its FBO.
2021 signing forming Chengdu FBO partnership

After Pandemic Pause, JetNet iQ Summit Set To Return

After a year’s hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, JetNet’s annual iQ Summit is on track to return in September for its 10th edition.
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Environment

Textron Aviation Signs Deal with Avfuel for SAF Supply

Avfuel has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation to provide the Wichita airframer with a continuous supply of Neste sustainable aviation fuel.
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