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

People in Aviation: April 2010

Former NetJets executive v-p and Executive Jet Management president and CEO Benjamin Murray has joined private aviation provider XOJet as its
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Aircraft

Viking awaits approval for its Twin Otter 400

For the first time since 1988, a new-manufacture production Twin Otter took to the Canadian skies as Viking Air flight tested the first conforming series-4
Security

New LASP Proposal Set for Departmental Review, TSA Says

The Transportation Security Administration has completed the revision of the large aircraft security program (LASP) and the legislation is about to move to

Relief efforts continue in Haiti

More than two months after the Haiti earthquake, business aviation’s mercy flights continue but on a much smaller scale.

Massachusetts Airport Opens after Flood

Norwood (Mass.) Memorial Airport, which closed to fixed-wing traffic on March 15 as a result of damage from the Nor’Easter that tore through the Northeast
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Environment

ATA, DOD Partner on Alternative Fuel Initiative

In a move hailed as a significant advance for the bio- and synthetic fuels market, the Air Transport Association (ATA) and the U.S.
FBOs

Weekend Storm Causes Outages at Teterboro Airport

The Nor’Easter that tore through the Northeast over the weekend caused flooding damage and power outages throughout the region and spurred New Jersey to de

People in Aviation: March 2010

Brad Hatt resigned from his position as senior v-p of sales at Hawker Beechcraft.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helicopter Damaged After Autorotation

Bell 407, Decatur, Texas, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: S-76 Rolls on Platform Landing

Sikorsky S-76C++, Gulf of Mexico, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Power-Line Collision Claims Four Lives

Bell 206B, Auberry, Calif., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Falcon Skids on Takeoff

Dassault Falcon 20C, Eagle, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: MU-2 Crashes on Approach

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Elyria, Ohio, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: C99 Damaged in ICY Landing

Hawker Beechcraft C99, Kearney, Neb., Jan.
Accidents

Factual Report: Helicopter Crashes During Police Chase

Bell 206L-4, Conroe, Texas, Oct.
Environment

Researchers continue to study alternative fuels for aviation

As government and industry plan for more environmentally friendly energy sources, companies continue to invest in and research alternative fuels for aviati
Accidents

Factual Report: Citation II Skids After Gear Collapse

Cessna 550 Citation II, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 29, 2009–During landing roll at Salt Lake City International Airport at the end of a Part 91 fl
Accidents

Factual Report: Citation II Experiences Control Problems

Cessna 550 Citation II, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 14, 2008–Before takeoff from Palma de Majorca, the Citation II had several system warni
Accidents

Factual Reports: Taxiing Sabreliner Wreaks Havoc at FXE

Sabreliner NA-265-80, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb.

Golden Hour Award: Bering Sea rescue in bad weather saves injured crab catch crewman

A Coast Guard helicopter crew that performed a challenging rescue of an injured fisherman in the Bering Sea will be honored tonight with HAI’s Eurocopter G

National EMS pilots group formalizes risk-assessment plan

In response to the rash of helicopter accidents experienced over the past few years by the medical transport industry, the National Emergency Medical Servi

NTSB Updates Most Wanted Safety List

The National Transportation Safety Board today held an annual review of its “most wanted” list of transportation safety improvements.

Care ramps up quickly for disaster-relief efforts in Haiti

Soon after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, killing more than 200,000 people and displacing more than a million more, relief began

Haiti relief efforts prove GA’s benefits

Not long after the massive earthquake laid waste to Haiti on January 12, the general aviation infrastructure in the U.S.
Aircraft

Cirrus certification date uncertain as tests proceed

Despite the difficulties it has faced in obtaining development funding for its SF50 Vision jet single, Minn.-based Cirrus Aircraft still describes its pers

Argus Data Shows Bizav Flight Activity Continues Climb

Data released yesterday by aviation specialized services firm Argus indicates that business aircraft flight activity last month increased 5.3 percent from

GAMA Stats Quantify Bizav Industry Downturn in 2009

Worldwide deliveries of business jets declined by more than a third between 2008 and 2009, according to statistics released today by the General Aviation M

Igor I. Sikorsky Award: USCG crew rescues foundering fishermen

The Sikorsky Humanitarian Service Award is presented annually to the person or crew that best demonstrates the value of rotorcraft to society by saving liv

HAI honors outstanding achievement in the international helo community

Tonight at its Salute to Excellence banquet and awards ceremony, now in its 49th year, HAI honors individuals and organizations in the international helico
Accidents

Safety Board Rules on Colgan Q400 Crash

The NTSB has ruled that last February’s crash of a Colgan Air Q400<