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

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
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet Spares Notches 35th Anniversary

The company's celebration is tempered by the lost of its founder earlier this year.
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FBOs

Second FBO Opens at SoCal's Hawthorne Airport

After providing hangar services at Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport for several years, Hawthorne Hanger Operations has taken the next step
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Maintenance and Modifications

Wijet Re-ups with Gama Aviation on Fleet Maintenance

The deal, which has been extended indefinitely, covers the European air taxi provider's fleet of 15 Cessna Mustangs.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Adds Ohio Mobile Engine Unit

Based in Columbus, the rapid response unit can handle anything up to an engine swap.
Aircraft

FAA Issues Structural Life Extension for Eclipse Jets

The decision, announced last week, effectively doubles the life limit for the light jet from 10,000 hours/cycles to 20,000.
Airports

Cuyahoga County Airport To Reopen after Runway Project

The $9 million resurfacing project began in June on the airport's lone 5,100 foot runway.
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Avionics

World Fuel Launches New Flight Plan App

The ambitious application aims to bring all the data a pilot could need, into the hands of World Fuel Services customers.
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FBOs

ACI Jet Holds Grand Opening at SNA FBO

The event marked the start of a more than half-million dollar refurbishment of the facility.
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Avionics

RBR Maintenance and Millennium Form Partnership

The deal will see Dallas Love Field-based RBR handle sales and installation of Millennium's avionics packages for Cessna Citations.
Engines

GE, Aero-Dienst Renew CF34 Maintenance Agreement

The German MRO provider has been a GE-authorized service center since 2011.
Engines

Vector South Africa Completes First PT6A-140 Overhaul

The location is the world's only independent designated overhaul facilty for the engine model.
Aircraft

Viking Makes Oshkosh Debut with Milestone Aircraft

The Canadian manufacturer revived the Twin Otter assembly line and has now produced more than 100 of the rugged turboprop twins.
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Avionics

BendixKing Offers New Smartphone-based Satellite Tracking

The device which attaches to the user's phone allows global messaging and tracking as well as an emergency SOS beaon.
Engines

Soloy, SMA Unveil Jet-A Powered Cessna Skylane

The conversion will improve fuel economy for the long-serving aircraft.
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FBOs

Signature To Enhance Support for Commemorative Air Force

The world's largest aviation services provider lends a hand to the world's largest flying museum.

JSSI: Bizav Activity Up 8.5% in Second Quarter

The hourly cost maintenance provider tracks the activity of hundreds of aircraft worldwide.
Aircraft

New Flying Car Hopeful Unveils Prototype in Oshkosh

Oregon-based Samson Motors believes its two-passenger, three-wheel Switchblade will be available next year in kit form.
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FBOs

Japanese FBO To Cease Business Aviation Handling

The company cited a decrease in transient traffic at Nagoya Airport.

Historic Rocket on Display at EAA AirVenture

Blue Origin's rocket, which has made five successful flights demonstrating its reusability, will be one of the star attractions at this year's show
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Charter & Fractional

Midwest Aviation Company Faces FAA Fine

Exec 1 Aviation faces a $285,800 penalty for what the agency describes as using improperly qualified pilots.
Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation UK Sees Strong Start for Summer Charter

Burgeoining traffic to Mediterranean resort destinations has fueled a 15 percent increase, year over year.
Charter & Fractional

Avinode Sees Rise in Worldwide Charter Interest

The online aircraft charter portal saw its busiest month ever in June.
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Launches Three New Charter Plans

The company's new access programs are tailored to better serve its more than 7,000 customers.
Airports

HPN Privatization RFP Deadline Extended

Westchester County expects to have a decision on the matter by September.
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Regulations and Government

N.Y. Jets Training Facility Gets Approval for Helipad

The NFL team was approved to contsruct its own helipad at its Florham Park training facility, just minutes away from New Jersey's Morristown Airport
Avionics

Duncan Performs Its First ADS-B Upgrade on G150

The work was performed in seven business days under an STC that allows Duncan to retain the original avionics system.