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

Cabin Interior and Electronics

East/West Industries Ramps Up Bell 505 Seat Manufacturing

The Long Island, New York company is a seat supplier for the Bell 505 and several military programs.
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Rotorcraft

Singapore Helicopter Broker Eyes Global Plans

Rotortrade Services offers a worldwide inventory of more than 50 helicopters.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Axnes' New Wireless Intercom To Land In AW139

The Norwegian company is partnering with Saab to secure an STC and develop a retrofit kit.
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters Touts Rotorcraft Developments

With its first new design in years slated to fly before year-end, and a long due upgrade to its MD 902 underway, things are looking up for MD Helicopters.
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Rotorcraft

PAG Boosts AW139 Spares Inventory

The Atlanta-based company has added more than $4 million in parts to its inventory.
Maintenance and Modifications

BBA Subsidiaries Offer Heli-Expo MRO Discounts

The discounts include flat-rate pricing for overhauls.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Global Aerospace Eases UAV Insurance Shopping

The company's new portal will help simplify insurance purchasing for the growing segment of commercial unmanned vehicle operators.
Rotorcraft

Breeze Eastern Shines On

The rescue equipment manufacturer has introduced a new illuminated bumper for its line of rescue hooks.
Rotorcraft

ATP and MD Helicopters Roll Out New MD Web Portal

The new version contains a suite of improvements over last year's release.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Reaping Benefits of Lockheed Integration

A year after its sale, Sikorsky is bringing its product support A-game.
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Rotorcraft

Vector Touts ADS-B Solutions

The Canadian helicopter MRO can now offer ADS-B installation on a variety of rotorcraft.
Rotorcraft

Donaldson Debuts R66 Inlet Barrier Filter

The Donaldson inlet barrier filter system will be available as an option from Robinson on new orders or as a retrofit.
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Rotorcraft

Columbia's Big Fire Stopper Lands in Dallas

Fresh off a busy fire season, Columbia Helicopters is displaying one of its CH-47 Chinooks, equipped with the largest internal water tanks on a helicopter.
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Rotorcraft

Essex Industries Celebrates Seventh Decade

The family-owned business provides a wide variety of helicopter components.
Rotorcraft

CHC Celebrates Major Milestone with Rededication

As it celebrates its 70th anniversary, CHC Helicopters looks to its past as it reimagines the future.
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Avionics

Aeromed Provider Signs for Three Helionix H135s

Pennsylvania-based Stat MedEvac is slated to receive the new helicopters by the end of the year.
Rotorcraft

LCI Leases Its Latest AW169s

LCI, the launch customer for the light intermediate twin-turbine AW169, leased three to Norwegian operator Airlift.
Rotorcraft

Heli-One Offers New Services, New Facilities

The MRO recently relocated its Canadian headquarters and established new services for the the AW139, the S-92 and the venerable S-61.
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Rotorcraft

Asian Rotorcraft Fleet Grows But at Slower Pace

In its 4th annual Asian civil helicopter report, Asian Sky Group saw a 4 percent increase in turbine-powered rotorcraft in 2016.
FBOs

Atlantic Completes Major Oregon FBO Upgrade

The new facility at Portland International Airport was constructed as a partnership between the service provider and the airport.
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Rotorcraft

Honeywell Lowers Rotorcraft Delivery Forecast

In its annual survey of rotorcraft operators, the company noted that new purchase-plan rates for the next five years were lowered globally.
Rotorcraft

Redbird Makes Heli-Expo Debut With New Helicopter Simulator

Known for its fixed-wing training devices, the Texas manufacturer is now branching out into the rotorcraft market.
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FBOs

Execujet Adds Sydney FBO

This latest acquisition brings the company's global FBO network to 25 including four in Australia and New Zealand.
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FBOs

Florida FBO Rebrands and Expands

Baer Air, a service provider at Florida's Melbourne International Airport will now be known as Apex Executive Jet Center.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream's G650 and G650ER Earn China CAA Nod

The announcement adds to the large-cabin, ultra-long range pair's growing list of country approvals.
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Airports

World Economic Forum Drives Traffic to Zurich

The annual conference once again provided a boost to local aviaiton service providers.
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Engines

AeroVision To Open Aircraft Engine Part Warehouse in UK

The facility, operated in collaboration with B&H Worldwide, will provide a forward stocking location for the company's EMEA clients
Maintenance and Modifications

Triumph Group Sells Off APU MRO Businesses

The U.S. and Asian operations will be rebranded as TurbineAero, under the ownership of global investment firm The Gores Group.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Greenpoint Contracts for a Pair of 787 Completions

The deal with an unidentified customer, includes the industry's first VIP 787-9.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Fulcrum Labs Rolls out New A&P Technician Prep Course

Developed in conjuction with the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, the computer-based course offers self-paced progress.