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

Blog: Reflections on the Bahamas

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation staged a press trip to Grand Bahama Island, just weeks before the island country faced its worst peril.
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General Aviation Mobilizes To Help Bahamas

After the then-Category 5 storm left a trail of destruction through the islands, small aircraft are now beginning to shuttle in humanitarian supplies.
Maintenance and Modifications

SierraTrax Launches New Maintenance Marketplace

The exclusive service allows maintenance providers to bid on anonymous aircraft inspection tasks presented through the company's customer database.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas BBJ MRO Specialist Sees Rising Trend

King Aerospace Commerical Corp is seeing the a rise in work assignments for the bizliners rise over the past three years.
FBOs

Duncan Offers Fueling Equipment Calibration Services

The company now offers a full slate of calibration services aimed at helping FBOs achieve ATA 103 compliance.

NBAA Activates Emergency Response Database

The organization has released its HERO (Humanitarian Emergency Response Operator) database to groups coordinating disaster response.
Maintenance and Modifications

Wheel and Brake Specialist Goes Paperless

Denmark-based TP Aerospace has implemented a new system which it says will simplifly the work flow process and minimize human error.
FBOs

Michigan FBO Now Under New Management

Great Circle Aviation Services looks to increase the aircraft maintenance offerings at Sanderson Field Municipal Airport.
FBOs

Sheltair To Break Ground on Colorado FBO

The $20 million facility will include a 10,000 sq ft terminal, 35,000 sq ft hangar and 10 acres of ramp in its first phase.
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Fuel

Operator Seeks Damages after DEF Incident

Air Trek's medical services division is preparing legal action after two of its jets were downed by DEF-laced fuel.
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Deliveries Dip in 1H19

According to statistics released by GAMA, the entire segment was down more than 15 percent from a year ago, with turbine helicopters down 11.3 percent.
Aircraft

GAMA: Bizjet, Piston Deliveries Up, Turboprops Down

The private jet market is seeing a boost from new aircraft, while the turboprop segment faces headwinds.
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FBOs

Banyan Air Service Celebrates Four-decade Anniversary

The massive FBO and MRO facility in Southern Florida is famous from the U.S. all the way down to South America.
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Training and Workforce

NBAA's SDC Prepares for 2020 Scholarships

The organization's Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee will hand out nearly $40,000 in scholarships at next year's conference in Charlotte.

Humanitarian Group Deploys Two More Caravans

Air Serv, which operates five Cessna Caravans, has relocated another two of them to eastern Africa to support aid programs in the strife-torn region.
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FBOs

Two Washington State FBOs Join Avfuel Network

Pangborn Flight Center in Wenatchee, and McCormick Air Center in Yakima, will expand the fuel provider's footprint in the Pacific Northwest.
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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