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.

Latest from Curt Epstein

Aircraft

Conforming HondaJet Reaches Top Speed

Honda Aircraft announced this week that its first production-conforming HondaJet achieved the m

Trip planners predict continued uncertainty in Japan

by Curt Epstein Last month, for the second time in a little over two years, an island nation was beset by a cataclysmic natural disaster that
Airports

London Oxford Boosts Runway Length

Following approval by the UK Civil Aviation Authority, privately owned London Oxford Airport announced that it has achieved a 21-percent increase in its us
FBOs

BP Sells Epic Interests

BP has sold its share in Epic Aviation to Dallas-based aviation fuel services provider Downstream Aviation.
FBOs

Oakland FBO Saw Banner Year in 2010

Business Jet Center at Oakland International Airport has reported that last year was its best on record for fuel sales volume.
FBOs

McCreery Aviation Signs on with Avfuel

The family-owned FBO located at McAllen-Miller International Airport (MFE) is the latest to brand with Michigan-based contract fuel specialist AvFuel.
Accidents

Accidents: April 2011

Preliminary Report: Mexican Med Flight Skids Off Runway Bombardier Learjet 25, Houston, Texas, March 4, 2011–The Mexican-registered twinjet
Airports

Jacksonville Renames GA Airports

In an effort to increase the awareness of Jacksonville, Florida’s aviation system, the city’s aviation authority has renamed three of its owned and operate
FBOs

Signature Aims To Boost DCA Traffic

Signature, which saw traffic at one of its most profitable U.S.
FBOs

App Jet Center Adds to its FBO Stable

APP Jet Center has acquired the former Key Air FBO at St.
Airports

New Law Seeks To Curb Noise at BUR and VNY

A trio of California congressmen have drafted legislation they hope will allow Bob Hope Burbank Airport and Van Nuys Airport to adopt operations curfews.

People in Aviation: April 2011

Charles Celli has been named v-p of Gulfstream’s Savannah service center operations.
Training and Workforce

NATA Revises Fueling Guidebook

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has released the 2011 revision of its refueling and quality control guide.
FBOs

ExecuJet Expands Down Under and in Europe

International FBO operator ExecuJet announced three new FBO additions to its line-up.
FBOs

Landmark Absorbs Odyssey Aviation

Landmark Aviation is in the process of rebranding the seven FBOs it gained after finalizing its acquisition of the assets of Odyssey Aviation.
Accidents

Late Landing Go-around Felled Hawker 800, Says NTSB

The pilot’s decision to attempt a go-around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining caused the fatal crash of a Hawker 800A in July 200
Charter & Fractional

Exodus From Japan Begins

As the situation in Japan worsens following last week’s triple disaster of a 9.0 earthquake, a tsunami and the steadily deteriorating status of a major nuc

Fewer Helo Accidents But More Fatalities in 2010

While the overall number of turbine helicopter accidents in the U.S.

First-time S/D Conferene Attendee Guidance

This year Schedulers and Dispatchers attracted 125 first-time attendees, and to help them get the most out of the conference, organizers offered several or

S/D Attendees ‘Pay It Forward’

As part of NBAA’s growing tradition of community outreach, the Schedulers & Dispatchers advisory council partnered with the Savannah charity Assisting Work

Schedulers and Dispatchers 2011

When NBAA’s annual Schedulers and Dispatchers conference last visited Savannah, Ga., in 2008, it was at the apex of the industry’s most recent successful p
FBOs

Connecticut FBO Offers Surveillance for Aircraft

The Business Aircraft Center at Danbury Airport has installed a new system of remote viewing cameras that will allow aircraft owners and pilots to use a se

People in Aviation: March 2011

Jean-Paul Ebanga has assumed the role of president and CEO of CFM International, the joint venture between Snecma and General Electric.
FBOs

SCOTTSDALE FBO HONORED BY NETJETS

Scottdale AirCenter at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona was named NetJets’ top FBO for 2010.
Accidents

March 2011 Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: IN-FLIGHT FIRE DOWNS MEXICAN HELICOPTER Bell 212, Las Choapas, Mexico, Oct.
FBOs

JACKSONVILLE TO RENAME GA AIRPORTS

In an effort to increase the awareness of Jacksonville, Florida’s aviation system, the city’s aviation authority is renaming three of its owned and operate
FBOs

ATLANTIC AVIATION SELLS TWO FBOs

Atlantic Aviation parent company Macquarie Infrastructure announced last month that its facility and lease at Fresno Yosemite International Airport was sol
FBOs

GREEN IS GOLD FOR HERITAGE AVIATION

The recently opened FBO at Vermont’s Burlington International Airport was awarded Leed gold status last month by the U.S.
FBOs

De-icing Accident Blamed on Vehicle Operator

Improper de-icing procedures led to an accident that substantially damaged a Flexjet Challenger 300 last winter at Chicago Executive Airport, according to
FBOs

Aircraft Crushed When Hangar Roof Collapses

Maintenance provider Swift Aviation Services, located at Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.), suffered a roof cave-in of one of its hangars on February 2, evi