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

Accidents

Final Report: Poor Communication Cited In Flagstaff EMS Midair

Two Bell 407s, Flagstaff, Ariz., June 29, 2008–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident was the failure of both pilots to se
Accidents

Final Report: Contact with power line downed two helicopters

Hughes 269B, Salesville, Ark., July 15, 2008–The board ruled that the probable cause of the helicopter crash was the pilot’s failure to ma
Accidents

Final Report: Cabin pressure mishap proved fatal

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Taylor, Texas, April 10, 2008–The NTSB ruled that the probable cause of the accidental death of a mechani
Accidents

Final Report: Cabin pressure mishap proved fatal

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Taylor, Texas, April 10, 2008–The NTSB ruled that the probable cause of the accidental death of a mechani
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot distracted and disoriented at night

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Chino, Calif., Nov.
Accidents

Final Report: Improper flight planning led to C90 crash

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Bloomingdale, Ga., Sept.
Accidents

Factual Report: Venezuelan crash kills six

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, San Miguel, Venezuela, March 1, 2009–The turboprop twin operated by Command Air crashed into a mountain,
Accidents

Factual Report: Error on Landing Causes Wing Damage

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Kansas City, Mo., Feb.
Accidents

Factual Report: Fatal Citation III Crash in Italy

Cessna 650, Trigoria, Italy, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine fire damages Caravan

Cessna 208, Frederick, Md., April 21, 2009–While taxiing after landing, the pilot of the Caravan owned by Greystoke Engineering reported t
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Passenger Pilot Lands King Air

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Fort Myers, Fla.

People in Aviation: June 2009

Jet Aviation has appointed Jakob Straub vice president and general manager of the company’s Zurich maintenance and FBO operations, succeeding
Environment

Forum: reach out to industry’s next generation

The aerospace industry needs to make a concerted effort to attract young people to aviation careers, according to presenters at this year’s New Jersey Stat

Business jet deliveries back to pre-2007 level

As a result of the slumping global economy, first-quarter business jet deliveries for 2009 paled in comparison to the same period in 2008, according to num
FBOs

AvFuel showcases FBO network

U.S.-based AvFuel is once again exhibiting at EBACE, promoting its worldwide network of fuel and service suppliers.
Avionics

King Air B200 receives first G1000 cockpit suite

Elliott Aviation has installed the first Garmin G1000 integrated avionics glass cockpit suite in a Beechcraft King Air B200.
FBOs

Palm Aviation touts new FBO

Dubai-based Palm Aviation is here at the EBACE show (Booth No.
Avionics

Avidyne showcases new IFD and component upgrades

Avidyne arrives at EBACE with the ink still drying on the TSOs it recently received for its Entegra Release 9 integrated flight deck system and FMS900w fli
Airports

Bangor’s airport hopes to be Main(e) U.S. stop

Maine’s Bangor International Airport is receiving growing numbers of European business aircraft.
Engines

Honeywell looks to HTF7000’s future

With a 99.97-percent dispatch reliability rate, Honeywell’s HTF7000 engine–which entered service in 2004–recently passed its 500,000-hour use mark.

Boisture Replaces Schuster at Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft has tapped industry veteran Bill Boisture, Jr.

People in Aviation: May 2009

Jet Support Services (JSSI) has named Lou Seno its new president.

HondaJet Production, First Flight, Deliveries Delayed

Citing global aerospace industry challenges, Honda Aircraft today announced setbacks in its HondaJet program, moving the projected first flight of a produc
Safety

Bizav accidents decrease but fatalities increase

In the first quarter of this year, business aviation experienced fewer accidents, including those resulting in fatalities, than in the same period the prev
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Union Agrees to Furlough-Mitigation Program

Fractional ownership provider NetJets and its pilots union have collaborated on a voluntary furlough-mitigation program in an attempt to reduce the threat
Safety

Bizav Accidents Decline, but Fatalities Rise

For the first quarter of this year over the previous year, business aviation accidents declined, including fatal accidents, while the overall number of dea

People in Aviation: April 2009

Mitsubishi Aircraft has named Hideo Egawa, former Mitsubishi Heavy Industries director and senior executive v-p, as its new president.

No ‘silver bullet’ for pre-owned market

The used business jet market has not yet reached equilibrium.

Boisture Replacing Schuster at Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft yesterday tapped industry veteran Bill Boisture Jr.