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

Regulations and Government

Boeing Launches CBP Clearance App for GA Pilots

The Jeppessen Mobile QuickClear app works through the popular Mobile Passport, which can now handle private aircraft passengers as well as commercial.
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan Completes First HondaJet APMG Upgrade

The package modfies a HondaJet into a better-performing HondaJet.
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Avionics

Onboard Systems Receives STC For Cockpit Load Indicator

The new C-40 device is an improvement over its 20-year-old C-39, offering a simple change from the earlier model.
FBOs

California FBO Changes Ownership, Name

Sky Trek Aviation, long a fixture at Modesto City-County Airport will now be known as Modesto Jet Center.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Study Sees Growth Ahead for Bizav Aircraft Finance

According to research from Shearwater Aero Capital, a majority of those surveyed think demand for aircraft financing will rise over the next three years.
FBOs

Signature Makes a Splash in the Caribbean

The BBA Aviation subsidiary will acquire IAM Jet Centre and its FBOs on Barbados, Grenada, Tortola, Jamaica and soon in St. Lucia.
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Environment

AsBAA: SAF Infrastructure and Supply Needed in Asia

The organization is working with its members and governments to expedite the adoption of the sustainable aviation fuels.
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FBOs

Signature in Operation at Milan's Malpensa Airport

The world's largest private aviation services provider has lounges that occupy a portion of the recently-opened Milano Prime general aviation terminal.
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FBOs

Silicon Valley Airport First in Cali for No-lead Avgas

Rabbit Aviation Services, the lone FBO at San Carlos Airport, is the state's first seller of Swift Fuels UL94 unleaded avgas.
Training and Workforce

Part 135s Partner With SWA, CAE on Pilot Pipeline

The formal program will give pilots with three years of experience at partner Part 135 operators, preferential status in the airlines' hiring queue.
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Airports

Italy's Milan Linate Airport Shutters for Three Months

During the closure, its main runway will be rehabbed along with the refurbishment of its commercial terminal and the addition of new underground fuel lines
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Maintenance and Modifications

L2 Aviation To Provide Install for Avionica QARs

The Texas-based company originally participated in the certification of the miniQAR last year, and has performed several installations.
Maintenance and Modifications

Skandia's PC-12 Acoustic Kit Gets EASA Nod

European approval comes a year after the sound-deadening modification kit earned its STC from the FAA.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Aviation OK'd for Sovereign Winglet Installs

The MRO provider has received authorization from Winglet Technolgies to install its Transitional winglets on the Cessna Sovereign.
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FBOs

Signature Expands Italian Service Network

New affliate FBO locations include Bergamo, Catania, Florence, Naples, Palermo, and Pisa.
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FBOs

Shell Aviation Network Expands in New England

Columbia Air Services FBOs in Bar Harbor, Maine and Rutland, Vermont are the latest to join the Titan Aviation Fuels-distributed network.
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Environment

North Dakota Company's Jet To Hunt Florida Storms

Weather Modification International's Citation II will participate in a program with the University of North Dakota and the U.S. Navy on thunderstorms.
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Avionics

U.S. Bizav Fleet Reaches 77 Percent ADS-B Equipage

With less than half a year before the FAA mandate takes effect, nearly 4,000 business aircraft have yet to be modified.
Avionics

Honeywell Buys Autopilot Maker TruTrak

Trutrak’s CEO and owner Andrew Barker will join subsidiary BendixKing's executive team
FBOs

Paragon Network Expands Caribbean Footprint

Copeca Jet Center, one of two FBO’s at Puerto Rico’s Rafael Hernandez International Airport is the latest to join the Paragon Network.
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Safety

Ebola Caution Advised on Central Africa Bizav Flights

Due to the virus outbreak, Universal Weather & Aviation is advising operators to get the most updated information prior to flying there.
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk Earns STC for King Air 300 Engine Upgrade

The package includes replacement of the PT6A-60A engines with new, higher-rated PT6A-67As, and swapping the four-blade Hartzell props for five blades.
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FBOs

Private Aviation Terminal Debuts at Milan Malpensa

The move corresponds with a scheduled three-month closure of the Italian city's Linate airport.
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Regulations and Government

Aviation Safety Information Clearinghouse Debuts

SkyRegs which launched today at EAA Oshkosh, promises to help users quickly sort through thousands of pages of regulatory documents.
FBOs

Global Trek Joins Aviaa Supplier Network

Since its founding last year Aviaa now has nearly 150 FBOs in its preferred supplier network.
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FBOs

New Hangar Debuts at Dallas Love Field

Built by Business Jet Center, the new 46,000-sq-ft hangar is already fully booked.
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Private Aviation Paradise for Sale in Florida

The Jumbolair property, which includes the longest private runway in the U.S., a mansion and a residential complex is now on the market.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Introduces New Flightsharing Feature

Part of the company's new mobile application, it will allow aircraft owners and jet card members the ability to sell empty seats on a per-flight basis.
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Aircraft

First PC-24 Joins Canada's Registry

Following the light jet's Transport Canada certification last month, Canadian distributor Levaero has delivered the first C-registered of the type.
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Avionics

BendixKing, Airwork Team on Helo Flight Deck Upgrades

The STC developed by New Zealand-based Airwork with assistance from BendixKing, will focus on Part 27 rotorcraft, starting with the AS350.