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

Environment

Van Nuys Airport Gets Major Solar Energy Project

The solar panels on the roofs of the Aeroplex/Aerolease Group's hangars will provide enough energy to power 200 homes for a year.
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Avionics

Nextant To Offer Safe Flight Autothrottle on 604XT

The AutoPower System will be offered as an fully integrated option with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Adds Mobile Non-destructive Testing at Utah Site

The unit, based in Provo, will provide NDT services to all of Utah, Nevada, Idaho and New Mexico.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

C&L Aviation Teams with CMS Supplier DPI Labs

The companies can offer form-fit replacements for existing, obsolete CMS systems.
Avionics

Butler National STCs ADS-B for Older Learjets

The solution is approved for the Lear 35, 35A, 36 and 36A models.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Adding St. Louis to Factory Service Network

The former Jet Aviation facility, itself formerly Midcoast Aviation, will become Gulfstream's ninth company-operated U.S. service center next year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation To Close St. Louis Completions Business

The move paves the way for the location to be turned into an MRO location for sister company Gulfstream.
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FBOs

Florida FBO Breaks Ground on Hangar Project

The expansion at the Stuart Jet Center, one of two providers at Witham Field, will see its hangar space top 300,000 sq ft.
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Safety

Polaris Releases Latest Vector SMS Version

The software-as-a-service provider will demonstrate its latest product at NBAA's annual convention and exhibition.
Airports

Jackson Hole Airport To Delay RFP for Second FBO

Facing limited space left to develop, the Wyoming airport authority is pondering the purchase of its lone service provider to satisfy FAA rules.
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Expanding Its Florida Footprint

The aviation service provider chain has agreed to purchase Orion Jet Center, one of three FBOs at Miami Opa-Locka Executive Airport
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Maintenance and Modifications

BLR's H125 FastFin Gets Brazil Approval

Certified last year by the FAA and recently approved by EASA, the kit is available through the aftermarket or as a factory installed STC.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Florida Mx Provider Moves Into King Air Line

Clearwater-based SeveJet Private Aviation now services the popular turboprop twins, in addition to the Piaggio Avanti, Beechjets and Cessna Citations.
Airports

Jackson Hole Airport Full for Solar Eclipse

The airport says it cannot accommodate any more private aircraft looking for the best spot to view the August 21 total eclipse.
Engines

P&WC Expands Oil Analysis Technology Coverage

The debris-monitoring technology, introduced earlier this year on the PW306A engine, is now offered for the PW617 and many models in the PT6A series.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Expands Approvals for Brazil Service Facility

MAGA Aviation is now factory authorized to work on Global Express and Global 5000 bizjets.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Sees Improvement in Local Market

The Canadian airframer has observed an uptick in business aviation activity and interest in some long dormant countries.
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FBOs

Cutter Inaugurates New Colorado FBO

The facility is the latest for the aviation services provider, which was founded in 1928 and operates a string of seven FBOs..
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FBOs

Florida FBO Is Latest Addition to DCA Access Program

National Jets, one of four FBOs at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has met all the TSA criteria to serve as a gateway to Reagan National.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Illinois MRO Receives Contract for Brazillan Helo Mx

Aircraft Propeller Service has been designated by Airbus Helicopters OEM UTC Actuation Systems to provide level III servo actuator maintenance in Brazil.
Maintenance and Modifications

TruAtlantic Gets Pair of Learjet STCs from ANAC

Granted to TruAtlantic Manufacturing, the STCs cover new fairings on the Lear 60 and disabling the thrust reversers on the Lear 35/36.
Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling Aviation Joins Raisbeck Dealer Network

The Wichita-based MRO provider will now offer Raisbeck's full line of King Air modifications.
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Avionics

Flying Colours Notches FANS, ADS-B Combo on CL604

The dual installations were performed on a Challenger 604 during a routine major inspection.
FBOs

Banyan Sees Ups and Downs in Region

The Florida-based aviation services company has become well-known as a maintenance provider to Latin American business aircraft operators.
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Fuel

New Fuel App Looks To Lower Trip Costs, CO2 Emissions

Developed by Texas-based, AMS Fuel Solutions, FuelApp1 is a software package in search of customers.
FBOs

Rebranded New York FBO Joins Signature Network

Formerly Talon Air, the FBO at Long Island's Republic Airport is now Republic Jet Center and a Signature Select affiliate.
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JetAviva Acquires Jet Quest

The move makes the Kansas CIty-based aircraft brokerage one of the largest in the U.S.
Safety

What Happens to Your Aircraft When You Aren't Watching It?

There are steps operators can take to help ensure the safety of their aircraft when it's out of their hands.
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FBOs

First Chinese FBOs Get IS-BAH Nod

Deer Jet, China's largest and oldest business aviation services provider, was granted registration for its bases in Sanya and Haikou.
FBOs

FBO Changes Hands at Central New York Airport

An air ambulance operator is now the lone aviation services provider at Canandaigua Airport