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.

Curt Epstein

Latest from Curt Epstein

Flashback: Global jet race is on: Canadair commits at last

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Aircraft

Flashback: They made it! Voyager crew comes home

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Bizav OEMs Set To Finish 2022 On a High Note

As 2022 draws to a close, the business jet market is set to close out the year with a strong Q4.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: PrimeSky at San Jose Del Cabo Sees Traffic Surge Post-covid

PrimeSky's FBO at Mexico's San Jose Del Cabo International Airport has seen a 71 percent increase in operations over those pre-Covid.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Assists in VIP 'Very Important Pooch' Delivery

Flexjet provided transport for a pair of specially-trained hospital patient support dogs, furthering its partnership with University Hospitals.
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Environment

IADA, 4Air Establish Carbon Footprint Deal

Through a new partnership, IADA member customers will receive exclusive environmental assessments through sustainability solutions provider 4Air.
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FBOs

Sky Harbour Opens Second Private Hangar Complex

Private hangar developer/operator Sky Harbour has opened its complex at Nashville International Airport, a 15-acre site with 150,000 sq ft of hangars.
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Environment

Atlantic Aviation Increases SAF Supplies to Colorado

Atlantic Aviation now has continous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel at all four of its Colorado FBO locations.
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FBOs

Oklahoma's Weatherford Stafford Airport Opens GA Terminal

Oklahoma's Weatherford Stafford Airport inaugurated its general aviation terminal—three times larger than its previous one—with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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FBOs

Dallas Metroplex Airport To Open New FBO Terminal

Alliance Aviation Services will debut its new FBO at Texas’s Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW) next month.
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Environment

In a First, NBAA Accredits Sustainable Flight Depts

NBAA has announced the first members of its Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation program, which has been under development for three years.
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GAMA: Despite Labor, Supply Challenges All GA Segments Up

The third quarter delivery totals from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association show year-over-year gains in all aircraft segments.
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Environment

U.S. Airports See Low-key Climate Protests

While Europe saw demonstrations last week against private aviations, those protests played out at several locations in the U.S. on a smaller scale.
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Environment

German Government Funds New SAF Production Development

A consortium of five technology companies: BASF, Thyssenkrupp, OMV, DLR, and ASG has been tasked with developing a methanol-to-SAF pathway.
Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market To Hit $60B by 2030

Based on projected demand and production increases Market Research Future sees the global aviation biofuel industry market reaching $60 billion by 2030.
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Airports

Oklahoma Airport Wraps Runway Rehab

Oklahoma’s Watonga Regional Airport reopened its 4,000 foot Runway 17/35, after it underwent a five-month-long reconstruction project.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Services Builds Malaysian Facility

Already one of the region's largest maintenance providers, ExecuJet MRO Services will move into a new, larger facilty next year.
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NATA Honors Industry Standouts

NATA presented its Industry Excellence Awards during its annual Aviation Business Conference last week in Miami.
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FBOs

Universal Adds Six Locations to Global Support Network

Universal Aviation has added six international locations to its certified ground handling network.
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FBOs

ExecuJet FBO in Switzerland Joins Paragon Network

The ExecuJet-managed FBO at St. Gallen-Altenrhein International Airport is the latest to join the Paragon Network of upscale service providers.
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Flashback: King Air line’s enduring allure prompts Textron’s Beechcraft Buy

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Flachback: AMR Combs joins Signature fold; combined chain will number 50

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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FBOs

Bombardier Appoints Miami Service Center Ground Handler

Bombardier has designated Fontainebleau Aviation as the official aircraft ground handling provider for its new Miami-Opa Locka service center.
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Regulations and Government

Bunce Notes Challenges for Business Aircraft Manufacturers

Speaking last week at the Corporate Jet Investor in Miami, GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce addressed hurdles in workforce, supply chain and regulations.
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FBOs

Galaxy FBO Opens at Addison Airport in Texas

Texas-based Galaxy FBO has increased its footprint in the Lone Star State with the opening of it newest location in the Dallas metro.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Nears 1,000-aircraft Fleet

NetJets expects to receive more than 100 new jet deliveries by the end of 2023, which would bring its fleet to nearly quadrupal digits.
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Flashback: Defending Your Jet

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Charter & Fractional

Ricci: Capital Influx into Bizav Has Changed Industry

Over the past six years, the influx of capital into business aviation has led to consolidation that has significantly changed the industry.
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Flashback: Rutan’s Triumph and copter killer seen up close

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Flashback: Piaggio heads for bankruptcy shelter

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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