A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in 2007, Curt came to&nbsp;the publication&nbsp;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&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;sister publication&nbsp;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&nbsp; Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.
Before joining AIN, Curt worked with&nbsp;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.

Business Aviation Services Editor

Curt Epstein

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The number of service providers at Tulsa International Airport recently increased when the new Legacy Jet Center opened. The FBO executive terminal features private pilot suites with showers, a flight-planning room with WSI, on-site customs, 24/7 concierge service, crew cars and on-site car rental.


The new FBO brings the number of service providers at the Oklahoma airport to six.

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Legacy Jet Center Opens at Tulsa International

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Launched in 2022, AEG Connect now has 28 members

AEG Fuel Network Expands in Oregon

A second phase of development is slated for 2027

Signature Unveils Revamped Savannah FBO

Amy Wilder

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Investment boosts PHI’s regional infrastructure

PHI Aviation Cuts Ribbon on Terminal in Houma, Louisiana

The airport becomes the first in the area to offer two FBOs

Sacramento Mather Airport Gets Second FBO Option

Aiming to be the best in a crowded market

Ambassador Jet Center Continues Improving at Dallas Executive

The network now includes Ancona and Bergamo

Italy FBO Expands with Two New Locations

$10 million development is slated for completion early next year

Utah FBO OK3 Air Starts Expansion Project

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

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