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
Safety
Business aviation safety slides
In the first three quarters of this year, both the business jet and turboprop segments saw an increase in accidents and fatalities over the same period las
People in Aviation: October 2008
Eric Cardinali has been named president of Bell Helicopter Canada.
2008 sales boost Boeing order book by 21 aircraft
Describing it as a “very exciting time to be an OEM,” Boeing Business Jets announced that during the past year it has added 21 aircraft worth approximately
Honeywell Forecast: Bizav Outlook Healthy
Even taking into account the most recent upheaval on Wall Street, engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace’s just released 17th annual business
NBAA volunteers build Orlando playground
Continuing what is expected to become an annual tradition, NBAA once again partnered with the nonprofit organization KaBOOM to build an aviation-theme play
NBAA goes green
With the business aviation community’s groundswell of interest in becoming more eco-friendly, NBAA has begun to reflect this awareness as well with several
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AIG Woes Spark Concern Among Operators
As worries about the economic health of insurance giant AIG dominated headlines last month, they also sparked concern among business aircraft operators abo
Wall Street shakes, flight departments wonder
As Wall Street continues to reel from the events of last month, market turmoil could clip the wings of several major financial institutions’ flight d
Web site streamlines flight operations
When it comes to flight scheduling and management, using spreadsheets and marker boards to chart flights might soon be a thing of the past, according to th
New Hand on the Wheel at Eclipse
With Eclipse founder Vern Raburn out of the picture, the task of putting the troubled VLJ manufacturer on the path to profitability rests on the shoulders
An interview with Honeywell’s Rob Wilson
Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace has earned respect throughout the industry for its eagerly anticipated 10-year business aviation forecast, released to co
Meritorious Service Award
Outgoing AOPA president Phil Boyer has been chosen to receive this year’s NBAA Meritorious Service Award.
Aircraft
Gulfstream marks 50th with a tribute to the GI
This year is a special one for Gulfstream, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the company’s first airplane, the twin-turboprop Gulfstr
Safety
First half stats show rise in turboprop accidents
The first six months of the year saw fatal accidents among turboprops double from four to eight as the number of deaths increased from 10 to 14, according
Airports
TEB honors its ‘good neighbors’
For the first time ever an NBAA Convention site has been chosen as the venue for Teterboro Airport to hand out its annual Good Neighbor Awards recognizing
Honeywell forecast predicts market downturn will be brief
Despite the financial shockwaves emanating from Wall Street, engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace sees a strong appetite for business airpl
Web site an oasis for potential pilots
Any pilot who has ever found himself on the receiving end of the question “How can I learn how to fly?” now has a ready reference to which to direct the wo
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AIG Woes Spark Concern Among Operators
The economic health of insurance giant AIG has sparked concern among many business aircraft operators who have contacted NBAA with questions about the stat
Aircraft
Fuji Heavy Industries Delays Plans for Subaru Jet
Despite the display of a scale model of the Subaru light business jet concept as recently as the Farnborough Air Show in July, Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI)
People in Aviation: September 2008
AAI Acquisition, which purchased the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft Industries earlier this year, has named aviation industry veteran Jack Bral
Accidents
Hawker 800 crashes in Minnesota
NTSB accident investigators are searching for clues as to what caused the crash of a Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 800 in Minnesota on July 31, killing both pil
Clear skies for bizjet and turboprop deliveries
Despite a softening U.S.
Aircraft
A380 inaugurates U.S. service in New York with Emirates
Heralding a new generation in passenger travel to the U.S., Emirates Airline’s first Airbus A380 arrived at New York’s JFK International Airport at approxi
California wildfires stretch aerial firefighting resources
With the recent wildfires in Northern California reaching historic proportions, the human toll rose as a helicopter ferrying an 11-member firefighting crew
Accidents
Faulty oxygen cylinder considered in 747 fuselage rupture and emergency landing
Accident investigators are eyeing the failure of an oxygen cylinder as the cause of an explosion that forced an emergency landing for a Qantas Boeing 747-4
Aircraft
EF-18G Growler Readying for Fleet Duty
Ahead of schedule and under budget, Boeing delivered the first of an expected 85 operational models of its EF-18G Growler to the U.S.
Safety
Jet safety stays level while turboprops plummet
The first half of the year saw the number of business jet accidents remain the same as during the first half of last year, while the turboprop segment saw
Aircraft
Boeing’s P-8 gets its wings
With the attachment of its wings and the hanging of the engines last month, Boeing’s first P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft is right on schedule and c
Safety
Bizjet Accident Rate Stable, Turboprop Mishaps Up
Business jet accidents in the first six months of this year remained the same as during the first half of last year, while the turboprop segment saw a sign
Younger Beaudoin takes Bombardier reins
Pierre Beaudoin’s reign as Bombardier president and CEO began on June 4.
