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

Accidents

Pilot error blamed in aeromed Citation crash

The NTSB has issued its findings in the June 4, 2007 crash of a Cessna Citation II into Lake Michigan, which killed the two crewmembers and four passengers

Donnelly succeeds Campbell as Textron CEO next month

Cessna and Bell parent company Textron has tapped company president and COO Scott Donnelly to replace retiring Lewis Campbell as CEO, effective December 1.

Honeywell bizjet forecast predicts boost by 2012

On the eve of last month’s NBAA convention, engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell released its 18th annual 10-year market forecast, projecting a serio

Awards & Honors November 2009

Aircraft leasing magnate Steven Udvar-Hazy will be awarded this year’s Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, for “innovative aerospace business practices

Final Flights November 2009

Richard Whitcomb, 88, the long-time NASA engineer des-cribed as the most significant aerodynamics contributor of the second half of the 20th century

People in Aviation November 2009

Scott Carson, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will retire at the end of the year.
Accidents

Pilot killed in final approach accident

Socata TBM 700, Kennesaw, Ga., July 15, 2008–The turboprop single was destroyed and its pilot killed when it rolled inverted and collided with trees
Accidents

Icing eyed in fatal CJ crash

Cessna 525, West Gardiner, Maine, Feb.
Accidents

Citation disappears in Carribean

Cessna 501 Citation I, Las Americas, Dominican Republic, Aug.
Accidents

Distracted commander pilot clips tree

Commander 690, Wenatchee, Wash., Aug.
Accidents

Pilot fatigue blamed in fatal PC-12 crash

Pilatus PC-12/47E, Sante Fe, N.M., Sept.
Accidents

Snow blindness caused Eurocopter crash

Eurocopter AS 350B2E, Haines, Alaska, April 12, 2009–The NTSB determined the cause of the Coastal Helicopters crash to be the pilot’s failure to maintain c
Accidents

Challenger damaged in rough landing

Bombardier CL-600-2B16, Vineyard Haven, Mass., Sept.
Accidents

Helicopter crash claims Indian official

Bell 430, Kurnoon, India, Sept.
Accidents

Problem on takeoff downs King Air

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Hayward, Calif., Sept.
Accidents

Six killed in Turkish jetranger crash

Bell 206, Kahramanmaras City, Turkey, March 25, 2009–The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot and all five passengers on board were killed when the JetRa
Accidents

Medevac crash fatal for pilot and crew

Eurocopter AS 350, Georgetown, S.C., Sept.

Honeywell Bizjet Forecast Calls for Boost by 2012

Yesterday just as the NBAA Convention was set to open, engine and avionics maker Honeywell released its annual 10-year business aviation market forecast.
Aircraft

Honeywell’s crystal ball: 11k bizjets over 10 years

As the industry nervously anticipates a tepid buying climate at this year’s NBAA Convention, engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell sees a serious near
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Accidents

Canadian Safety Board Wants Increased CRM Training

In the wake of its investigation into the January 2007 fa
Accidents

NTSB: Pilot Error Caused Aeromed Citation Crash

In a final report released yesterday, the NTSB listed crew mismanagement of an abnormal f

Exiting chair says access is top priority

“Interesting” is perhaps an understated word to use in reviewing the tumultuous recent period the business aviation community has gone through, but that is
Environment

Contract fuelers attracting corporate ops now

Fluctuations in the price of jet fuel during the past two years, coupled with the uncertain economy, have steered many operators and flight departments tow
Environment

Fuel suppliers coping with low demand as prices flatten

In the 12 months since the last NBAA convention, most indicators show that business aviation flight hours dropped as aircraft operators and flight departme
Environment

American Eurocopter adds sim and more at Texas hq

Fresh on the heels of celebrating its 40th anniversay this summer, American Eurocopter is  touting news of the addition of  delivery and training
FBOs

Orlando-area FBOs

With Orlando rapidly becoming the NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention’s unofficial home, the area is banking on the event–currently ranked as the nation’s f

Flights of fantasy are yours for the dreaming

If NBAA’s vast array of aircraft at the static display isn’t enough to satisfy your aviation cravings or if the roar of a radial engine sets your pulse rac

Meritorious Service Award: Serge Dassault

The recipient of this year’s NBAA Meritorious Service Award to Aviation– the association’s most distinguished honor–is Serge Dassault, chairman emeritus of
Environment

Software links operators with contract fuel dealers

A new product from FuelerLinx (Booth No.

Doswell Award: Van Gemert reaps lifetime honor; cited for commitment to excellence

NBAA’s board of directors has named industry stalwart Richard (Dick) Van Gemert, a current Jet Aviation Holdings US executive and long-time head of Xerox’s