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

Charter & Fractional

Threshold Aviation Acquires Another Hangar

Threshold Aviation Group, an aviation services provider based at California’s Chino Airport has acquired an additional 50,000-sq-ft hangar.
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Fuel

AEG Fuels Announces Branded Dealer Network

Miami-based fuel provider AEG Fuels has introduced its own branded dealer network.
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Charter & Fractional

Volato Launches Aircraft Management Division

Following its acquisition of aircraft charter and management provider Gulf Coast Aviation, Volato has introduced its own aircraft management business.
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Rotorcraft

Upgrade Project on Vancouver Helipad Completed

Pacific Heliport Services has completed a major upgrade project on the public-use heliport in downtown Vancouver, Canada.
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Airports

Van Nuys Airport Wraps Runway Rehab Project

Los Angeles-area business aviation hub Van Nuys Airport has completed the reconstruction project on its Runway 16L/34R.
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FBOs

Clay Lacy Aviation Launches East Coast Expansion Project

California-based Clay Lacy Aviation has broken ground on a new $20 million FBO/MRO project at Connecticut's Waterbury-Oxford Airport.
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FBOs

Universal Aviation Bolsters Latin American FBO Network

Universal Aviation, the ground handling arm of Universal Weather and Aviation, has added two new locations to its certified global FBO network.
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FBOs

Virginia Service Provider Opens New FBO Complex

Hova Flight Services at Richmond, Virginia's Hanover County Municipal Airport is now operating from its new $2.3 million facility.
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FBOs

Connecticut Airport Introduces Customs Service

Connecticut’s Waterbury-Oxford Airport for the first time, now offers U.S. Customs service with the opening of a new CBP facility.
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Argus: Europe Saw July Bizav Record, North America Down

North America's July business aviation activity saw its first year-over-year decline since February 2021 according to the latest data from Argus TraqPak.
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Charter & Fractional

Flashback: Santulli Resigns from NetJets; Changes Ahead at Fractional

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Avionics

Astronautics Completes Headquarters Relocation

All of Astronautics divisions are now co-located at the same facility for the first time in the company's more than 60 year history.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Revv Adds Mx and Flight Training Facility at Illinois Airport

Revv Aviation has added a maintenance, flight training, and aircraft charter base at Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Illinois.
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Environment

Signature Location Earns 1st NATA Sustainability Tier 3 Nod

Signature's Vail Valley Jet Center is the first aviation facility to receive Tier 3 recognition under NATA's new sustainability standard.
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FBOs

Phase 2 of Arizona Mega Hangar Complex Set To Open

A major hangar complex at Mesa, Arizona's Falcon Field Airport is set expand next month with the opening of Phase 2 of the development project.

Flashback: Sale of Jet Aviation Marks End of an Era

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Aircraft

Flashback: Business Aviation Brings Help and Comfort to Katrina Victims

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Flashback: STRIKE: Corporates cope with ATC disruption

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Accidents

Pentastar Aviation Shines in Industry Safety Programs

Pentastar Aviation has notched two important safety program designations.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Sky Bright, Laconia Municipal Airport

Serving New Hampshire's lake region since 1988, Sky Bright offers a full service FBO at Laconia Municipal Airport.
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FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Expands Caribbean Footprint

Atlantic Aviation has acquired Blue Heron Aviation, an FBO at Provodentiales International Airport on Turks and Caicos.
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FBOs

Farnborough Airport To Add New Major Hangar Complex

Farnborough Airport will break ground this month on a new 175,000-sq-ft hangar complex that is set to debut in 2024.
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Airports

Air Culinaire Expands into New Teterboro Facility

In-flight catering specialist Air Culinaire has relocated its Teterboro preparation kitchen into a newly-built 17,000-sq-ft facility.
Environment

Neste To Buy Irish SAF Feedstock Provider

Neste's latest addition to its global feedstock network will be Ireland-based Walco Foods.
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FBOs

Busy Virginia General Aviation Airport Gets Second FBO

Leesburg Executive Airport, located 35 miles from Washington, D.C., now has two FBOs with the opening of Kuhn Jet Center
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Environment

Air Charter Association Joins UK Zero Emissions Think Tank

The Air Charter Association has been invited to join a UK task force on achieving zero-emissions flight.
FBOs

Universal Aviation Expands Spanish Partnership

Universal Aviation, the ground handling arm of Universal Weather and Aviation, has added a new ground handling location to its Spain network.
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Environment

NATA, 4Air Introduce SAF Uplift Receipt Program

A new uplift receipt program introduced by NATA and 4Air will allow FBOs to issue customers formal receipts documenting their SAF usage.
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Environment

Gevo Acquires Land for Commercial SAF Facility

SAF pioneer Gevo will establish its first commercial production facility in South Dakota.
FBOs

Virginia FBO Closes after Running Afoul of Airport Standards

Richmond Executive Aviation at Virginia’s Richmond Executive Airport has seen its lease terminated due to failure to adhere to minimum standards.
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