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

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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Regulations and Government

RIP SAFA: Euro Ramp Safety Inspections Have New Acronym

The European Union's Safety Inspection of Foreign Aircraft has become the EU Ramp Inspection Program, or RIP.
Aircraft

First ACJ320neo Encounters Covid Headwinds

Acropolis Aviation's ACJ320neo "was just picking up a head of steam" when it was sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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WingX: World Bizav Traffic Slowly Rising

While far below its normal pace of operations, the global business aviation industry has shown increments of improvement of late.
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Airports

New York's HPN Completes Runway Resurfacing

New York City-area Westchester County Airport is operational again after a three-week runway rehabilitation project.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Issues Covid-19 Operating Guidelines

EASA, in coordination with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued guidelines for aviation safety and hygiene in the Covid-19 era.
Airports

Massport Speeds Up Boston Logan Runway Project

Taking advantage of the Covid-19-induced lull in air traffic, Boston Logan International Airport will accellerate a runway rehabilliation program.
Regulations and Government

UK Bizjet Confiscated in Nigeria over Covid Violations

Nigerian officials have impounded a UK-based Legacy 600 and detained its crew for allegedly violating its travel restrictions.
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Regulations and Government

NATA Sees Red Flags in 'Stop Eviction' Ordinances

While many local muncipalities are issuing stop eviction ordinances to protect businesses in the Covid-19 crisis, airports are a special case, says NATA.
Safety

AOPA Issues New Covid-Era Operation Guides

As GA operators look to take flight again amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, AOPA issues advice for rusty pilots and prudent operators.
Aircraft

After Record 2019, Pilatus Ponders Covid-19 Future

In its just-released annual report, Swiss airframer Pilatus noted a very good 2019, but warns of possible Covid-19-related headwinds through 2020.
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Aircraft

JetNet Sees Used Business Aircraft Inventories Rise

Industry data provider JetNet has noted increases in used aircraft inventory in the private jet, turboprop and turbine helicopter markets.
FBOs

Universal Rolls Out Global Vendor Covid Standards

Universal Weather and Aviation has developed standards in FBO ground handling, catering and ground transportation for its global vendors to follow.
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Safety

Charter Providers Roll Out New Covid Safety Measures

California-based aviation services providers Clay Lacy Aviation and Silver Air have introduced new cleaning protocols in the Covid-19 era.
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Aircraft

Cutter Betters Its Own Light Jet Distance Record

One of Cutter Aviation's HondaJets completed a more than 2,400-mile round trip in a single day.
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Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Touts Major Aircraft Mx During Covid Slowdown

Taking advantage of the slowdown in air charter demand, Sun Air Jets recently completed a major inspection process on a G550.
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Safety

Pandemic Prompts Big Changes for Business Aviation

As business aviation operators look to function in the Covid-19 era, they will have to adapt to many changes from the environment they once knew.
Silver Air during pandemic (Photo: Silver Air)
FBOs

Group Wins Contract To Open New Wilmington FBO

An industry veteran-led group has won the right to build the second FBO at Wilmington International Airport.

April Saw European Covid Bizav Traffic Slump

Business Aviation traffic in Europe was off by more than 70 percent year-over-year as a result of the continuing Covid-19 crisis.
FBOs

European FBOs Deal With Covid Crisis

From London to Moscow, FBOs across Europe are adapting to life in the Covid-19 era.
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Air BP Offers Support During Covid-19 Crisis

Global fuel provider Air BP has assisted medical providers around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic
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