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

Airports

Heli-Shuttle a Hit at Biggin Hill

The London-area helicopter service has really taken off over the past year
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FBOs

New Aircraft Towing System Makes U.S. Debut

With a decade of use in Europe, the TugMaxxe line of remote control tugs is set to enter service on this side of the Atlantic.
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FBOs

New FBO Joins Mexico’s Toluca Airport Flock

Across is one of eight service providers on the field.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bohlke To Earn Caribbean’s First Part 145 Approval

The full-service FBO on St. Croix will provide call out service to other islands.
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FBOs

FBO Fuel Sales Survey Notes Majority Increase in 2015

Based on steadily increasing totals over the past several years, 2016 could be a breakout year for the U.S. FBO industry.
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FBOs

Jet Aviation To Land at Van Nuys

The General Dynamics subsidiary is awaiting final approval to establish its first West Coast FBO at the Los Angeles-area bizav hub.
Airports

Telluride Airport Opens New De-icing Pad

The $7 million project corrects a situation at the airport which has persisted since 2009.
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FBOs

Atlantic Grows in the Golden State

Atlantic Aviation's purchase of Premier Jet gives the chain 10 locations in California and 69 overall in the U.S.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

NBAA's S&D 2016 Looks To Leave Its Mark in Tampa

An annual tradition now in it's sixth year, S&D's "Pay It Forward looks to benefit needy in this year's host city.
FBOs

GAMA Aviation To Acquire Jersey FBO

When completed, the transaction will give the global aviaiton services provider its third FBO, joining locations in Glasgow, Scotland and Sharjah, UAE.
Airports

New Hangar To Open at NYC-area FBO

The new hangar should be open in the coming months.
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Sustainability and Environment

New Biofuel Shows Pollution-curbing Promise

Tests conducted by Rolls-Royce show the blend could burn more than 50-percent cleaner than straight jet-A.
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ATC

FAA Prepares for Super Bowl 50 Traffic

The NFL championship is one of the largest draws for business aircraft.
Aircraft

Embraer Hands Over First European Legacy 450

The new twinjet will arrive in Brussels in January, ready for charter service.
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Training and Workforce

NATA Celebrates Diamond Anniverary

The Association has represented the aviation business industry since it was formed in the run up to the U.S. entry into the Second World War.
FBOs

AIN Blog: The Year Ahead, Landmark Changes in FBO Sector

With its acquisition of Landmark, Signature will have nearly 200 locations worldwide.
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Aircraft

Piaggio Adds a Pair to Its Delivery Totals

The Italian airframer received a late year boost for its sagging delivery numbers.
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Safety

MedAire Upgrades Annual Global Map with Safety Concerns

While the company had published its Health Risk Map since 2010, the new version now includes personal safety risks as well.
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Aircraft

Bizav Use Up from Previous November, Down from October

Argus' November TraqPak report saw the U.S. fractional industry's first yearly activtity increase since July.
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Regulations and Government

AIN Blog: Drone Wars, The FAA Strikes Back

The agency is attempting to stave off disaster by having owners of larger R/C aircraft and drones register them. The odds are stacked against it.
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Airports

TEB Forms New Policy To Deal With FBO Gridlock

Looking to avoid ATC-imposed ground delay procedures, the airport has developed a new protocol to direct airplanes away from overcrowded ramps.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Honeywell Finishes 2015 Strong, Casts Eye Toward 2016

Despite a sixth straight year of double-digit corporate earnings growth, Honeywell is anticipating small improvement in its BGA segment next year.
ATC

FAA Issues Notam for College Football Championship

Set for Jan. 11 in Phoenix, the event is expected to draw a flock of business aircraft.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance 2015

The rising dollar and declining aircraft residual values are proving to be a drag on the industry’s recovery.
FBOs

Desert Jet Joins the FBO Business

The company is building its own FBO at California’s Jacqueline Cochrane Regional Airport
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FBOs

ExecuJet Secures First Germany IS-BAH Approval

The company is one of the first in Europe to achieve the safety managment system-based certification.
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense Shatters Last Year's Food Drive Tally

The fractional provider collected three and a half tons of food to feed its home state's poor.
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FBOs

Ireland Gets New FBO

The facility is the company's first at Ireland's Cork Airport
FBOs

Brazil’s Largest FBO Set To Open in February

The company will be the largest service provider facility in the country.
FBOs

Avflight Adds in Colorado

The purchase comes right at the height of location’s peak season.