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

Maintenance and Modifications

Spectra Jet Kicks Off Next Expansion Phase

With its business growing, the company, based at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, will double the size of its facility.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Closes Its Last U.S. MRO Location

The move marks the company's exit from third-party maintenance operations in North America.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Aviation Outlines Expansion Plans

Seeing increasingly steady work, the Illinois-based MRO has two major expansion projects in play.
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Airports

Maria Leaves Her Mark on St. Croix

With widespread damage from the latest storm, St. Croix and its airport look to restore normal operations.
Safety

AirCare To Demonstrate Full-Cabin Emergency Simulator

This is as close to real aviation emergencies as most should hope to be.
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Airports

San Juan Assesses Maria's Wrath

Hit by the strongest storm in nearly a century, aviation businesses in Puerto Rico begin to shake off the impact.
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Airports

Hurricane Maria Hammers Puerto Rico

The Category 4 storm, the worst to hit the island in nearly nine decades, has left it largely without power.
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Avionics

Universal Avionics Earns EASA STC on Datalink Upgrade

The solution, for the Bombardier CL-600-2B16, uses the company's UL-801 CMU and allows compliance with the 2020 European datalink services mandate.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bismarck Aero Center Granted Part 145 Approval

The full service provider has been a fixture in North Dakota for nearly three decades.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star ALN Receives Full Embraer Line Mx Nod

Adding to its previous authorization for the Phenom series, the MRO's East Alton, Illinois location is now approved for Legacys and Lineages as well.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Looks To Bolster Maintenance Staff

The airframer's Teterboro, N.J. service location is holding a job fair for A&P and avionics technicians.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cobham to Show Off New Aviator S Satcom Series

The UK-based OEM describes its new line as smaller and lighter than any other Inmarsat system.
FBOs

FBO Replies To Pricing Complaint

OK3 Air, the lone provider at Utah's Heber City Municipal Airport, disputes AOPA's view of what constitutes "reasonable."
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Airports

Hurricane Irma: For Most, It Could Have Been Much Worse

The industry is counting its blessings after catestrophic damage was limited to a handful of airports in the Caribbean and Florida.
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Avionics

AIN Blog: The Big Flush?

While many aircraft owners have yet to upgrade to ADS-B in the face of the looming FAA mandate, the big question is, will they?
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Airports

Airports Work To Minimize Irma's Issues

With just a few airports remaining closed from Sunday's Hurricane Irma landfall. Staffing, power and water remain as hurdles in some locations.
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FBOs

FBOs Consolidate at Oregon Airport

Butler Aircraft Services, which has been in operation for more than 70 years, was acquired by Leading Edge Aviation at Roberts Field Airport in Redmond.
Airports

More Florida Airports Back Online

Just two days after Hurricane Irma blanketed the state, the list of closed airports continues to dwindle.
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Avionics

Columbia Avionics Earns EASA, TC STCs for GTN and GTX

The approvals for the Garmin GTN, GTX and GTS TCAS II units, cover a wide variety of Cessna Citation models.
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Airports

Florida Airports and FBOs Slowly Shake Off Irma's Effects

With widespread power outages in the state, it may be days or weeks until services are fullly restored
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Airports

Irma Wreaks Havoc, But Many Caribbean Airports Rebound

While some airports may take weeks to resume operations, some in the area skirted Irma's wrath.
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Regulations and Government

At NBAA Forum, Bolen Urges Action Ahead of ATC Vote

With a vote on the latest measure aimed at privatizing the nation's air traffic control system slated for next week, the time to act is now, he said.
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Charter & Fractional

Single-engine Airlines Fill Niche in NYC Market

Two turboprop operators have found different ways to serve the same New York-New England passenger routes.
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Aircraft

JetNet: Used Inventory Down, New Bizjet Buy Plans Up

At its seventh annual JetNet IQ Summit in New York, the industry data provider presented results from its most recent survey.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

STS Aviation Group Adds New Division

The purchase of AeroMod International gives the global aviation services provider a new division, concentrating on avionics and structural modifications.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Earns Ka-band Antenna STC for Airbus ACJ330

Developed by the Swiss company's in-house engineering division, it allows Honeywell's Jetwave system to be installed on multiple versions of the bizliner.
Avionics

Duncan Installs ADS-B Upgrade on King Air 350i

The job was completed by the company's Cinncinnati satellite avionics shop in less than two weeks.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Cutter Aviation

The oldest name in the FBO business , just unveiled its newest FBO in Colorado.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream Streamlines Customer Connectivity

Through a partnership with SatCom Direct, the airframer will now become the single source provider of connectivty sales and sevice for its fleet
Avionics

Universal Earns STC for Citation VII Display System

The new integrated flight deck solution comes with a host of features including Next Generation Synthetic Vision, electronic charts and broadcast weather
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