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

Airports

Cleveland Releases Burke Airport Closure Studies

The studies show declining traffic and other uses for the Lake Erie property
Burke Lakefront Airport on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland
FBOs

Fort Lauderdale FBO Debuts New Terminal

The modern facility represents a multi-million-dollar upgrade
Atrium lobby of new W Aviation terminal at KFXE
FBOs

Signature Aviation Honored by EPA for Sustainability

The company was a recipient of a 2024 Green Power Leadership Award
Signature Aviation's FBOs at Teterboro Airport utilize solar panels on the hangar roofs.
Regulations and Government

Gulfstream’s G700 Earns Another Certification

The latest authorization brings the new jet's tally to more than 12
Gulfstream G700 in flight
Maintenance and Modifications

Colorado MRO Moves to Seven-day Workweek

The company acquired its Centennial Airport facility in March
Stevens Aerospace technician working on airplane
Environment

SkyNRG To Partner on Swedish SAF Plant

Slated for completion by 2030, the faciilty will eventually produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF a year
Skellefteå Harbor in Sweden
Environment

California Shuts Window on PFAS Firefighting Foam

After a year-long delay in enactment, the ban took effect last week
FBOs

ICCS Starts Toluca FBO Expansion

Project is expected to be completed in a year
Artist rendering of new ICCS Toluca FBO terminal
Environment

Stack Aero Integrates Azzera Sustainability Options

New functionality adds carbon management tools to the booking process
business jet in flight over wind turbines
Charter & Fractional

Aviation Businesses Join On FBO Pulse Survey

The initiative looks to gain data to help FBO owners and operators
private jet on ramp
FBOs

Kentucky Airport Issues RFP for Sole-source FBO

The airport authority will close the proposal process on Halloween
FBO at Barkley Regional Airport
FBOs

Skyservice Unveils New Emerald City FBO

The facility is the company's second on the field
Boeing Field officials and Skyservice executives hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Skyservice Seattle FBO
Environment

U.S. Up To Meet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Challenge

Three years in, the U.S. is on track to meet SAF production goal
Panel discussion at SAF conference
Environment

Minnesota SAF Coalition Notes Progress

Group looks to develop and expand SAF production in the state
Aircraft

GAMA: Bizjet Deliveries, Billings Up in First-half 2024

Turboprop segment saw slight decline, but business jet shipments rose 9% YOY
Gulfstream G700
Aircraft

Bombardier Provides Base for Learjet Restoration Project

New agreement will give the project a long-term home
Lear Jet 23-003 under restoration at Bombardier's Wichita campus
Charter & Fractional

Desert Jet Sells Aircraft Charter Management Division

The company leaves its roots as an aircraft operator
Desert Jet charter fleet
ATC

FCG OPS Adds Real-time Monitoring to Flight Services

Upgrades will be rolled out through the company's trip-support network
ATC

AOPA Objects to Possible Florida Airport Landing Fees

The automated fees could start appearing next month
Florida's Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Environment

Avflight To Offer SAF at Arizona FBO

It is the chain's first location to carry continuous supplies of SAF
Avflight line technician at refueler
FBOs

Sweet Aviation Acquires FBO at Indiana's Goshen Airport

Move gives the company two FBOs and expands its presence at KGSH
Maintenance and Modifications

KCAC Aviation Starts Build on New Hangar in Kansas

The project will double the company's maintenance capacity at KOJC
Artist rendering of KCAC Aviation's new maintenance hangar at KOJC in Kansas
FBOs

Sheltair Again Expands KTPA FBO

The new construction comes on the heels of last year's development
Artist rendering of Hangar 9 project at Sheltair Tampa
FBOs

AIN Announces Inaugural FBO Awards Gala

New Orleans will be the site of AIN's first-ever aircraft service provider awards event
U.S. Freedom Pavilion at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans
FBOs

Harrods Aviation Scores 1st IS-BAH Stage 3 in UK

The company demonstrated its embrace of SMS at both its Luton and Stansted locations
Harrods Aviation sign in front of facility
Environment

Book-and-claim Crucial to SAF Expansion

Book-and-claim enables anyone, anywhere to purchase SAF credits
Signature line service technician refueling airplane with SAF
FBOs

Southern Sky Aviation: Boosting Business at Trent Lott International

In just three years, the company has made itself at home at KPQL
Aerial photo of Southern Sky FBO at KPQL
Aircraft

Global Jet Capital: Bizav Market Continues To Normalize

Says industry is well positioned to weather any future economic downturn
Article image
FBOs

AEG Connect Expands Footprint in Florida

Avon Park Executive Airport is a Central Florida gateway
Airport-operated FBO at Central Florida's Avon Park Executive Airport
FBOs

Airport Commission Shelves FBO Takeover in Richmond

The controversial plan drew fire from the aviation industry and elected officials alike
Million Air Richmond