Curt Epstein
Business Aviation Services 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

FBOs

A Year after KDCA Midair, FBO GM Recalls Bizav Role in Response

Signature Aviation played a role in the disaster’s aftermath
Investigators examining mid air collsion wreckage in Signature KDCA hangar
FBOs

APP Jet Center Chain Changes Hands with Sale To Bain

Company has five facilities spread across the U.S.
APP Jet center FBO
Accidents

CL650 Accident Investigation Continues at Bangor Airport

The airport has been closed since Sunday night
Challenger 650 Crash scene
Charter & Fractional

Talon Jet Returns to Independently-owned Status

Based at NYC-area Republic Airport, the company manages 40 private jets
Talon Jet managed aircraft
FBOs

With Big Events Come Inevitable Special-event FBO Fees

Major sporting events such as the Super Bowl spur higher costs for operators
airport with parked jets and football stadium in background
Accidents

Fatal Challenger 650 Crash in Maine Claims Six

The accident occurred in freezing, snowy conditions
Bombardier Challenger 650 N10KJ
Sustainability and Environment

New SAF Producer Moves Forward after Offtake Agreement

Syzygy Plasmonics’ first production facility will be in Uruguay
artist rendering of planned NovaSAF-1 plant
Maintenance and Modifications

Oklahoma MRO Expands with New Large Hangar Lease

The move doubled its available hangar and office space
new Omni Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at KTUL
Sustainability and Environment

AEG Fuels Expands Jet-A and SAF Dealer Supply Network

Provider inks deal to supply four high-volume locations
Jet Aviation KVNY
FBOs

Florida Developer Building New Hangar Complex at KSEF

The facility is expected to open in late 2027
Private jet and Ferrari in private hangar
FBOs

Paragon Aviation Group Celebrates Crystal Anniversary

The FBO network, founded in 2011, now lists more than 100 members
Aero Air FBO at Oregon's Portland Hillsboro Airport
FBOs

Vantage Aviation Adds Steel City FBO Location

Pittsburgh location brings the company to six facilities
Former Corporate Air FBO at KAGC
Sustainability and Environment

Jet Aviation Again Offers SAF in Zurich for WEF

World Economic Forum attracts numerous private aircraft to Davos, Switzerland
Refueling aircraft
FBOs

Avfuel Grows Midwest Fuel Dealer Network

Both are airport-operated facilities
Fort Wayne Aero Center
Sustainability and Environment

Report: Global SAF Market To Reach $50 Billion by 2036

Group sees a feedstock “tipping point” beyond 2030
SAF tanker at loading rack
Regulations and Government

FAA Gears Up for Super Bowl Traffic

17 airports will have slot restrictions imposed for general aviation flights
Business jets parked on ramp
FBOs

Signature Aviation Expands Costa Rica Footprint

The FBO mega-chain increased its partnership with a local ground handler
Signature Aviation van meeting business jet on ramp
Fuel

Aviation Fuel Prices Showed Slight Decrease in December

Full-service jet-A cost dropped an average of 2% per gallon
Technician fueling business jet
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet’s Ricci Tapped for NBAA SDC Keynote Address

Ricci owns and operates more than a dozen aviation businesses
Kenn Ricci
Safety

FlyHouse Intros Culture-based Charter Safety Standard

Company looks to help others improve their standards
Business jet on ramp
FBOs

Miami Executive Airport FBO Debuts New Terminal

Building is International Flight Center’s latest major development
International Flight Center's new terminal
Sustainability and Environment

CAA, 4Air Team Up for Member Discounts

4Air provides tools to support sustainability and regulatory compliance
FBOs

Skyservice Brings Aircraft Detailing to Toronto Pearson

The service makes its Canadian debut for the company
aircraft detailing at Skyservice CYYZ
FBOs

Jackson Jet Center Expands to Three Locations

Deal marks the company’s second facility in Idaho
Aircraft Canopy at Jackson Jet Center KTWF
FBOs

Signature Expands to Costa Rica in Partnership Deal

FBO chain will build a new terminal at Guanacaste Airport
artist rendering of the new GAT in Costa Rica
Aircraft

Embraer Hits High End of Bizjet Delivery Forecast

OEM reached its highest delivery total in a decade and a half
Embraer Phenom 300E
Regulations and Government

FAA Rules Against Santa Monica’s Airport Revenue Surplus

City must adhere to federal law on airport revenue use
Santa Monica, California city hall
Charter & Fractional

Caribbean Airspace Bans Snarl New Year’s Return Travel

Effects of military action in Venezuela cause chaos among holiday flights
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Desert Jet Maintenance

Former aircraft operator turns fully to MRO services
Desert Jet Hangar with aircraft
Cabin Interior and Electronics

JetMS Moves Interiors Production from UK to Lithuania

UK presence will continue as center of design excellence
JETMS production facility in Kaunas, Lithuania