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

Environment

Alder Renewables Opens SAF Lab in Colorado

Facility will work out any hurdles in the process ahead of full-scale production
Alder Renewables new lab in Boulder, Colo.
FBOs

Upstart FBO Takes Over at D.C.-area Airport

Move will leave Kuhn Aviation as the sole FBO vendor at Leesburg Executive Airport
The former ProJet Aviation FBO at Virginia's Leesburg Executive Airport
FBOs

Signature Signs MOU on Chainwide eVTOL Charging

Signature and Archer look to first install air taxi sites in major urban U.S. areas coast-to-coast
Artist rendering of Archer Aircraft in United Airlines livery at Signature FBO
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Goes Big Down Under

The airframer is upgrading its service network in Australia with expanded, modernized facilities
Beechcraft King Air 360 in flight over Australian plains
FBOs

New York's Stewart Int'l Anticipates Bizav Building Boom

On tap for the Orange County airport is a new FBO and a major hangar complex
Sky Harbour hangar complex
Training and Workforce

Sheltair Founder Honored with Aviation Playground

The Lakeland facility teaches aviation through fun activities
Jerry Holland Destination: Aviation playground at the Florida Air Museum
FBOs

Odyssey Aviation Debuts New Exuma FBO

The company operates at four airports on three islands in the Bahamas
New Odyssey Aviation FBO at Exuma International Airport
Training and Workforce

NBAA Reschedules, Relocates SDC 2025

March show will move from the Pacific Northwest to the Gulf Coast
SDC Conference hall packed with people
Charter & Fractional

Clay Lacy, NBAA Partner on Memberships

The agreement provides access to NBAA's resources and benefits to Clay Lacy customers
Flight crew heading to airplane
FBOs

Farnborough Inks New Sponsor Partnership

Lugano has sponsored a new lounge at the London-area business aviation gateway
Farnborough Airport's Lugano Lounge
FBOs

FBO Chain Sponsors WWII Bomber D-Day Visit

The Douglas A-26, owned by a Houston museum, saw action In Europe
Million Airess, the A-26C Owned by the Vietnam War Flight Museum in Houston and crew
Aircraft

Learjet Round-the-world Flight Submitted for Record

Learjet 36A flight celebrated the centennial of the first aerial global circumnaviation
Crew of Century Mission with Wichita Mayor Lily Wu
FBOs

Sky Harbour Inks Washington D.C. Hangar Development Deal

The $50 million complex is expected to break ground next year
Sky Harbour hangar complex in Miami
Regulations and Government

Private Jet Travel to Israel Has Gotten More Complicated

There are no longer airports in the U.S. approved for direct departures to Israel
Environment

Former Alder Fuels CEO Gets Prison Sentence

Bryan Sherbacow embezzled nearly $6 million from the company he founded
Alder Renewables founder and former CEO Bryan Sherbacow
Environment

IATA: Industry on Track To Triple SAF Output in 2024

The global SAF Output in 2024 will equal less than one percent of jet fuel usage
Phillips 66 San Francisco area renewable fuels refinery
Aircraft

Group Restoring First-delivered Learjet 23 Sees Progress

The removal of the cabin interior paves the way for further airframe testing
Stripped interior of Lear 23-003
Environment

Signature Debuts First U.S. Electric 5,000-gallon Jet Tanker

Electric refueler went into service at the FBO chain's Vail, Colorado location
Rampmaster's fully electric 5,000 gallon jet-A fueler.
FBOs

Stellar Refreshes Reno-Tahoe Options with FBO Opening

New Nevada faciity replaces the one the company has operated since 2020
New Stellar Aviation FBO at KRNO
FBOs

Privately-owned Virginia Airport Has a Growth Spurt

The airport is finishing off one $10 million expansion project, just to begin the next
Hampton Roads Executive Airport
Fuel

London Oxford Airport Now Stocks SAF

New tenant OXCCU will produce synthetic aviation fuel on-site
SAF tanker at London Oxford Airport
FBOs

SEA Prime Launches SAF Incentives, To Expand at Linate

The company has seen a rising growth trend since the pandemic
Artist rendering of expanded Milano Prime GAT at Milan Linate Airport
FBOs

AviaVIP Adds Omega Aviation to Network

Move brings the AviaVIP network to 55 locations in seven European countries
Omega Aviation and Aviapartner heads sign purchase agreement
FBOs

Menzies Aviation Launches Pearl FBO Brand

New FBO chain will debut with 40 locations
Pearl branded limousine next to private jet
Maintenance and Modifications

VIP Bizliner Specialist Citadel Completions Expands Workspace

Company is leasing an additional 10,000-sq-ft faclity, freeing up another work bay
CItadel Completions facility at Louisiana's Chennault International Airport
FBOs

General Aviation Services Expands African Footprint

Company celebrates its 40th anniversary this year
passenger exiting business jet
Environment

SAF Slowly Grows in Europe, but Questions Abound

Opinions vary as to whether the industry can meet the required demand
SAF panel EBACE 2024
Aircraft

Bizjets Climb in 1Q GAMA Deliveries Report

Turboprops and rotorcraft saw declines
Cessna Citation Latitude
Cabin Interior and Electronics

FIber Seal Eager To Clean Your Big Mess

The company has three decades of experience and has seen it all
Fiber Seal booth at EBACE
FBOs

Luxaviation Grows FBO Network with Two Major Purchases

The company purchased the Sky Valet FBO chain from Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur
Sky Valet Ibiza FBO