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

Charter & Fractional

Jet It Sees Silver Lining Amid Covid Crisis

While the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted all sectors of aviation, for some it has provided opportunities, among them fractional aircraft provider Jet It.
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Environment

ICAO Notes Major Step in Corsia Implementation

ICAO announced it has officially launched the CORSIA Central Registry, which will serve as the program's main data storage hub.
Aircraft

85 Percent Aircraft Recycling Not Enough, Says Industry Exec

Sven Koechler is looking to increase the percentage of aircraft materials that can be recycled while creating social opportunites at the same time.
Environment

NATA Cheers SAF Inclusion in House Bill

The latest draft of the House of Representatives infrastructure bill calls for up to $35 milllion a year in sustainable aviation fuel stimulus.
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Safety

Bahamas To Reopen with Covid Test Requirements

In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Bahamian government will require negative swab test results for arriving visitors.
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FBOs

Signature Buys Remaining Shares in Italian Subsidiary

Signature Flight Support has purchased the minority shares in its Italian operation, giving it 100 percent ownership of the division.
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Safety

Covid Cabin Cleaning Choices Confusing

Aircraft operators have much to consider when it comes to which methods they should use when it comes to Covid-19 disinfection.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream To End G550 Production

Gulfstream is nearing the end of the line for its workhorse G550 with the announcement that it taken the last order for the long-range twinjet.
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FBOs

Signature Rolls Out New Worldwide Covid Standards

Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest FBO chain, has launched SignatureAssure, its Covid-19 response program.
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Safety

Covid and Hurricanes Not a Good Mix

With 2020's hurricane season already off and running, Covid-19 could present an additional hurdle to FBOs and aircraft operators in the storm zone.
Maintenance and Modifications

New Mexico Mx Providers Join in Local Covid Support

Santa Fe Aero Services and Skyland Aircraft, MRO providers at Santa Fe Municipal Airport, will give a portion of inspection work fees to a local food bank.
FBOs

NATA Launches New Covid Standard for FBOs

NATA's Safety 1st Clean standard details what FBOs need to do to help curb the spread of Covid-19
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FBOs

Meridian Earns Dual IS-BAH Approval

New Jersey-based aviation services provider Meridian has achieved IS-BAH registration for its FBOs on both U.S. coasts.
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FBOs

NATA Offers Hangar Foam System Information

In its effort to educate local fire officials about the use and problems with hangar foam discharge systems, NATA has provided some online resources.
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FBOs

Hangar Foam: A Solution Looking for a Problem?

With inadvertant hangar foam system discharges on the rise, the aviation industry ponders if they reallly meet the purpose they were intended for.
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FBOs

Fargo Jet Center Earns EASA Part 145 Nod

North Dakota-based Fargo Jet Center's maintenance division has received EASA certification, allowing it to work on European-registered aircraft.
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FBOs

Sheltair Adds Savannah Hangar

FBO services and aviation real estate provider Sheltair has debuted a new hangar at its Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport location.
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Aircraft

Facing Delivery Downturn, Bombardier Cuts Staffing

With predictions of a Covid-19 induced 30 percent drop in business jet deliveries this year, Bombardier has pared 2,500 employees from its staff.
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FBOs

Galaxy FBO Breaks Ground on New Dallas Location

Galaxy FBO, which just opened its second FBO, is already at work on its third.
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Airports

ACI Issues Airport Ramp Up Guide for Covid Crisis

With airport traffic expected to rise towards pre-Covid levels once again, Airports Council International has issued guidelines for ramping up operations.
FBOs

Avflight Expands Its Michigan Service Area

With the opening of its latest location at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Michigan-based Avflight now operates seven FBOs in its home state.
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Airports

Kentucky Airport Ups Construction Tempo During Lull

Kentucky's Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport is taking care of several infrastructure construction projects amid the Covid-19 induced downturn.
Charter & Fractional

Houston Charter Management Providers Merge

Aircraft charter management providers Wing Aviation and Western Airways join forces in Houston.
FBOs

Galaxy Becomes Sixth FBO at Houston Hobby Airport

Galaxy FBO is the newest of the six service providers at Houston Hobby Airport.
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FBOs

New Mexico Airport To Build New Genav Terminal

Belen Regional Airport in New Mexico is proceeding with its long-planned new general aviation terminal.
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FBOs

ExecuJet Adds Paris Le Bourget to FBO Network

ExecuJet parent company Luxaviation has purchased the Sky Valet FBO at Paris Le Bourget Airport, Europe's busiest bizav destination.
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Safety

Keeping Flight Crews Sharp is a Covid Concern

A Wyvern webinar examined how to keep pilots sharp from the perspective of Part 91 and Part 135 operators.
Airports

New Hangar Complex Lands at Las Vegas Henderson Airport

Henderson Executive Airport has received its first purpose-built, multi-use aviation facility, including 25 hangars.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Desert Jet Center

Desert Jet Center recently opened its state-of-the-art permanent base at California's Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport.
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Aircraft

GAMA: 1Q genav Deliveries See Covid-19 Impact

Though the first quarter of the year started well for general aviation manufacturers, as the Covid pandemic took hold, deliveries fell.
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