Curt Epstein
Senior 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

Aircraft

Daher's TBM 960 Makes European Airshow Debut

The TBM 960 is the latest in Daher's line of TBM turboprop singles and is making its Eurpopean airshow debut this week at Aero Friedrichshofen in Germany.
Daher TBM 960 at Aero Friedrichshafen
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Wins RFP at Aspen Pitkin County Airport

With its lease at Aspen Pitkin County Airport expiring later this year, Atlantic Aviation earned a renewal among a crowded field of competitors.
Atlantic Aviation FBO at KASE
Cabin Interior and Electronics

F/List's Aenigma Material Wins Design Award

F/List's recently introduced Aenigma sustainably-engineered fabrics has earned the Thomasberg, Austria company a Red Dot Award for product design.
F/List's Aenigma material in a copper colored dot texture

Fort Lauderdale Int'l Reopens after 'Historic' Rainfall

After enduring what was described as a once-in-a-lifetime rainstorm, Florida's Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.
Private jets sitting on flooded ramp at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Summit Aviation Breaks Ground on Yellowstone Facility

Summit Aviation will soon begin construction on its complex at Montana's Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport.
Artist rendering of Summit Aviation's new headquarters at KBZN

WingX: Easter Week Curtailed Private Travel

An early Easter holiday skewed business aircraft activity comparisons between 2023 and 2022 according to industry analyst WingX Advance.
Grandview Aviation Phenom 300s on airport ramp with doors open
Aircraft

Honda Aircraft Settles Lawsuit Against Jet It

Honda Aircraft and business jet operator Jet It have reached a confidential resolution in their legal dispute.
Jet It HondaJet on display
Fuel

ATP, Fuelerlinx Partner on System Integration

ATP has integrated its Flightdocs Operations platform with Fuelerlinx's fuel purchasing and consumption planning product.
 Flightdocs Operations platform with Fuelerlinx's fuel purchasing and consumption planning product displayed on MacBook
FBOs

Milwaukee Airport Now Offers Three FBOs

The new $11 million Jet In FBO at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee will also serve as a home for sister aircraft operator Jet Out.
The new Jet in FBO at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Environment

Study: SAF Will Be $10 Billion Industry by 2029

A study released this week by Exactitude Consultancy sees the SAF market growing by more than 60 percent a year through 2029.
World Energy's SAF production facility in Paramount, California.
FBOs

Skyservice Opens Vancouver FBO

Skyservice has added Vancouver to its network giving it locations in all three of Canada's largest cities.
Passenger lounge in new Skyservice FBO at Vancouver International Airport
FBOs

Georgia FBOs See Ownership Changes

Two FBOs at separate Georgia airports have been purchased by competing chains.
Former Epps Aviation FBO at Atlanta-area Peachtree-DeKalb Airport
Training and Workforce

CAE Inaugurates First U.S. West Coast Bizav Training Center

For CAE, its new facility in Las Vegas represents its first expansion to the Western U.S.
CAE president and CEO Marc Parent (center) cuts ribbon alongside colleagues during Las Vegas Training center inauguration
FBOs

Atlantic Completes Integration of Hawaiian Locations

The six former Air Service Hawaii locations are now fully integrated into the Atlantic Aviation FBO network following a series of transactions.
Atlantic Aviation refueller against a Hawaii background
FBOs

Universal Aviation Acquires Spanish Ground Handler

Following several years of partnership, Universal Aviation has acquired Andalucia Aviation's seven locations in Spain.
Universal Aviation Spain ground handler with business jet
FBOs

Corporate Air Begins Major Hangar Expansion at KVRB

Corporate Air, an FBO at Florida's Vero Beach Regional Airport, will add 120,000 sq ft of hangar space over the next three years.
Artist rendering of the new hangar complex at Vero Beach Regional Airport
FBOs

Pentastar Aviation Secures Top Spot in AIN FBO Survey

Detroit-area FBO Pentastar Aviation has once again landed at the top of the list in AIN's annual FBO Survey.
Pentastar Aviation passenger lounge
FBOs

FBO Survey 2023 The Americas: Five Percenters

Pentastar takes the top spot for the third-year running in AIN's FBO Survey.
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Environment

IBAC Joins ICAO on SAF Initiative

International Business Aviation Council and International Civil Aviation Organization team on program to spur the adoption and production of SAF worldwide.
Juan Carlos Salazar and Kurt Edwards sign SAF participation agreement
Environment

Atlantic Amps Up Its Electric Game at Aspen Airport

Atlantic Aviation has positioned one of the industry's first all-electric refuelers at its Aspen location, as it moves to electrify its ground equipment.
The Envirotech Vehicles/Garsite all-electric refueler
Environment

GAO: Govt Should Monitor SAF Grand Challenge Progress

The GAO says government departments should develop performance measures for reaching sustainable aviation fuel goals.
Flasks of SAF in lab
Airports

Colorado Airport To Receive New Weather Radar

Colorado’s Durango/La Plata County Airport will see the installation of C-band weather radar, which will help plug gaps in weather forecast coverage.
Baron Weeather C-band Dual Polarization Weather Radar Tower
FBOs

Jet Access Completes New Indianapolis-area Hangar

Jet Access has opened a 22,500-sq-ft hangar at Indianapolis Regional Airport.
Jet Access's 22,500-sq-ft hangar at Indianapolis Regional Airport
FBOs

Vero Beach FBO To Add U.S. Customs Facility

Corporate Air, an FBO at Florida's Vero Beach Regional Airport, will break ground on a dedicated U.S. Customs facility.
Artist rendering of the coming U.S. Customs facility at KVRB.
Training and Workforce

Atlantic Joins on Scholarships with Aspen Flight School

11 Colorado high school students have received flight training scholarships through a partnership between Atlantic Aviation and Aspen Flight Academy.
Students and instructors at Aspen Flight Academy pose with Diamond DA40NG aircraft
Environment

Centennial Airport To Incentivize Unleaded Avgas Adoption

Officials in Colorado have voted to incentivize the introduction of UL94 unleaded avgas and introduce it at Centennial Airport as soon as practical.
Cessna 172S in flight over airfield at Centennial Airport
Charter & Fractional

Volato Exceeds 2022 Earnings Expectations

Light jet operator Volato achieved more than $100 million in sales in its first full year of operation.
Volato HondaJets on ramp
Airports

Competition Narrows for Next FBO Operator at Aspen Airport

The list of prospective FBO operators at Aspen-Pitkin Airport has been narrowed from seven to three.
Private jets on airport ramp at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport
FBOs

Expansion Project Completed at Scottsdale FBO

Atlantic Aviation has completed its expansion project at its Scottsdale, Arizona facility, adding a 56,000-sq-ft hangar and office space.
Hangar at Atlantic Aviation's FBO at Scottsdale Airport
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Starts Boston-area FBO Expansion

Atlantic Aviation's expansion project on its FBO at Laurence G. Hanscom Field in Massachusetts will double its amount of hangar space at the airport.
Atlantic Aviation's Terminal at Laurence G. Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts