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

FBOs

Georgia FBO Joins the Avfuel Network

Flightways Columbus, the lone FBO at Georgia’s Columbus Airport (KCSG) is now the newest member of the Avfuel branded dealer network.
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FBOs

Hangar Developer Sky Harbour To Go Public

Private aircraft hangar developer Sky Harbour Group will become a publicly-traded company through an agreement with Yellowstone Acquisition Company.
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FutureFlight

Rolls-Royce To Expand Research Footprint at Purdue University

Rolls-Royce will expand its research and development footprint at Purdue University in a multi-million-dollar partnership with the university and the Purdue Research Foundation.
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Environment

Gulfstream Record Flight Earns First Sustainable Honors

Gulfstream is the first company to receive the National Aeronautic Association’s “Sustainable Wings” certification for an SAF-fueled record-setting flight.

Bombardier, Union Leadership Settle Strike in Toronto

The labor strike at Bombardier’s Toronto manufacturing facility was apparently short-lived, as the airframer announced it has reached a settlement.
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FBOs

GateOne Adds Third FBO Location

Western FBO operator GateOne has increased its FBO count to three with the addition of Chandler Air Service.
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Bombardier, DHC Union Workers Strike in Toronto

Yesterday approximately 2,200 union workers went on strike in Toronto at the Downsview plant used by Bombardier and De Havilland Aircraft Canada.
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FBOs

Appleton FBO: New Name, New Management

County-owned Appleton International Airport in Wisconsin has taken over control of its lone FBO and renamed it.
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Fuel

Western U.S. Airports See Jet-A Shortage

Some areas in the western United States are experiencing a shortage of jet fuel.
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Asset Insight: Used Bizav Aircraft Market 'White-hot'

Twice as many preowned business aircraft transactions occurred in the second quarter of 2021 as in the same period in 2020.
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Floatplane Operator Launches NYC-Boston Harbor Service

New York-based seaplane operator Tailwind Air will launch a scheduled service between New York City and Boston Harbor starting on August 3.
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Aircraft

Colibri: Preowned Bizjet Inventory Reaches Historic Low

Inventory of preowned business jets has reached record lows, according to market analysis by private jet broker Colibri Aircraft.
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FBOs

New FBO Opens at Virginia Airport

Richmond Executive Aviation, a new FBO at Virginia’s Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport, debuted its new permanent facility in mid-July.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bell, Jet Aviation Stand Up New Australian Rotor Repair Shop

Bell has named RBI Hawker Australia as a Bell Customer Service Facility, making it the fifth maintenance provider in the country so designated.
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FBOs

Airplane Builder WACO Opens New Michigan FBO

WACO Aircraft recently opened its new FBO at Battle Creek Executive Airport in Michigan.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Florida Airport Issues Large Hangar RFP

Florida’s Treasure Coast International Airport (KFPR) in Fort Pierce has issued an RFP for tenants looking to occupy a recently completed hangar.
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Safety

EBAA, IBAC Launch Sustainability Program Test

EBAA and IBAC today announced the pilot launch of their Standards & Training for Aviation Responsibility and Sustainability (S.T.A.R.S.) program.
Charter & Fractional

Third Generation Takes Over at Priester Aviation

Family-owned Priester Aviation will pass its leadership torch to a third generation.
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WingX: U.S., European Bizav Activity Rising

Business aviation worldwide is continuing its strong recovery in the post-Covid environment, according to the latest statistics released by WingX.
FBOs

Charter Provider Buys Mississippi FBO

Aircraft charter, management, maintenance, and sales company Southern Sky Aviation has made its first FBO purchase.
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FBOs

Avflight Moves Into New FBO Digs in Mesa

FBO operator Avflight has opened its facility at Arizona’s Falcon Field Airport.
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FBOs

FBO Director Platform Integrates with QuickBooks Online

Business software provider Essinta has added new functionality to its FBO Director platform through the addition of QuickBooks Online.
Environment

Air bp Introduces ISCC SAF in Spain

Air bp has sold the first of its SAF ISCC-Plus certified sustainable aviation fuel in Spain to launch customer NetJets Europe.
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Airports

Oklahoma Airport Finishes Runway Rebuild

Oklahoma’s Ponca City Regional Airport (KPNC) has completed the reconstruction of its 7,200-foot runway 17/35.
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Survey: Private Aviation Boom Likely To Linger

The current post-Covid surge in private aviation likely will persist, according to the results of a recent survey,
Environment

UK's Farnborough Airport Now Stocking SAF

London-area business aviation hub Farnborough Airport is the latest UK gateway to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
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FBOs

NFPA Committee Agrees on Hangar Foam Exemption

In a ballot last week, the National Fire Protection Association’s Technical Committee on Airport Facilities voted to approve revisions to NFPA 409.
FBOs

FBO To Bring Customs to Florida's Vero Beach

Corporate Air, an FBO at Florida’s Vero Beach Regional Airport, will break ground next month on a 4,000-sq-ft U.S. Customs inspection facility.
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FBOs

Carver Aero FBO Group Expands into Wisconsin

Iowa-based FBO chain Carver Aero has acquired the Janesville Jet Center, the lone service provider at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport.
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FBOs

Dassault's Geneva FBO Joins the Paragon Network

Dassault Aviation Business Services at Switzerland’s Geneva Airport is the latest addition to the Paragon Network of elite FBOs.