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

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.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Lehigh Valley Aviation Services

An FBO Thrives Amid Pennsylvania's Former Rust Belt
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Training and Workforce

NATA Rolls Out Revamped Safety 1st Training System

The first major upgrade to the online program in more than a decade, its focus has changed from certification-based to ratings-based learning.
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Environment

New Organization Champions E-aviation

With its official launch reception, the Eco-Aviation Foundation is on a mission to foster awareness and adoption of electric and hybrid aircraft.
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Airports

Las Vegas Gateway To Receive New Hangar Complex

The first of its kind at Henderson Executive Airport, the facility, which is already nearly fully occupied, will debut next spring.
Accidents

NTSB: Crew Noted Engine Problem Before King Air Crash

The report hints at possible problems with the aircraft's left engine on takeoff.
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G650ER Crew Sets New Polar Circumnavigation Record

The Qatar Executive G650ER covered the 21,691 nm route in 46 hours and 40 minutes, shaving nearly six hours off the previous record.
Maintenance and Modifications

FTC To Hold Repair Restriction Workshop

The free event, while not aviation specific, looks to examine ways in which manufacturers seek to limit third-party repairs in various industries.
Safety

ERAU Earns IS-BAO Stage III

The aeronautical university is the first educational facility to earn the highest level of the voluntary safety managemeny system-based program.
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G650 Crew Attempts Record Polar Circumnavigation

Dubbed "One More Orbit," the flight launched at the same time and location as the Apollo 11 mission a half century ago.
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FBOs

NATA To Sponsor Hangar Foam-suppression Study

With the standard for aircraft hangar fire suppression up for revison, the study will examine the causes, hazards, and costs of accidental foam discharge.
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Airports

Runway Removal To Commence at SMO

The project will irrevokeably reduce the length of the airport's Runway to 3,500 feet.
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Airports

Florida Airport, Tenants Team Up To Help Local Students

Once again the Boca Raton Airport Authority has launched its annual school supply drive to help needy children.
Airports

GYY Reaches 50 International Arrivals

The airport's permanent CBP facility debuted last fall, giving arriving private international flights a new Chicagoland option.
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Training and Workforce

Clay Lacy Aviation Awards Two More Pilot Scholarships

Since it began its scholarship partnership with Orange Coast College's flight school, the Van Nuys Airport-based company has awarded over $32,000.
FBOs

Dassault Buys Ruag's Geneva and Lugano Sites

The move is the latest in the French airframer's push to improve its European maintenance network.
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Accidents

King Air Crash in Texas Claims 10

The King Air 350i crashed into a hangar on take off from Dallas Addison Airport, killing its eight passengers and two crew members.
Aircraft

First Embraer Praetor 600 Enters Service

The Praetor 600, handed over to a European customer, rolled off the hybrid assembly line in Brazil that also produces the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream’s G600 Crosses the Finish Line

The Savannah airframer is now set to begin deliveries of the latest addition to its product line up later this year.
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Airports

PANYNJ Ponders ACY Buy

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is considering adding another airport to its portfolio.
FBOs

Ground Handling Training Moves into the VR Realm

Lithuania-bases Baltic Ground Services Group plans to release a full curriculum of virtual reality training modules by the end of the year.
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Aircraft

Pilatus PC-24 Gets Transport Canada Nod

Pilatus Aircraft has received Transport Canada certification for its PC-24 light jet, said Canadian distributor Levaero Aviation.
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Airports

Orange County Approves GA Restructuring at SNA

The unanimously accepted plan will reduce FBO acreage and put restrictions on where mid and large cabin private jets can park.
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Avionics

Elliott Starts First G5000 Install on Citation Excel

After the issuance of an STC for the upgrade earlier this month, the MRO says it has another 16 Citations lined up to receive the G5000.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Earns STC on Learjet 40/45 Upgrade

The modification centers on the replacement of obsolete CTR displays with modern DU-875 LCD monitors.
Airports

FDoT: GA Airports Generated $18.5 Billion in 2017

The study from the Florida Department of Transportation showed the state's 129 public airports generated $175 billion in economic impact for the year.
Regulations and Government

FAA Publishes Cirrus Vision Jet AD

The new document reinforces the emergency AD issued in April after several incidents of improper activation of flight protection systems in the light jet.
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Engines

MRO Urges Operators To Mind the (Z) Gap

Dallas Airmotive is reminding HTF7000 operators of the OEM's Service Bullentin AS907-72-9067

Argus Sees Increase in Flight Activity

Boosts in small and midsize fractional activity pushed the segment to a 7.3 percent increase over the previous May.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Joins Online Marketplace

The company which has 11 facilities worldwide, is the latest to subscribe to MRO Insider.