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

FBOs

Jet Aviation, Gulfstream To Break Ground on PBI Complex

Jet Aviation will expand its FBO, while the airframer will add a larger service center. Both are expected to be completed early next year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

European Mx Providers Form Partnership

Airplus Maintenance and Q.C.M. Design have agreed to pool their engineering staffs for large projects.
Maintenance and Modifications

Baker Aviation Tapped as Raisbeck Authorized Dealer

The move further increases Texas-based Baker's exposure in the King Air modiification arena.
Airports

Catalina Island Airport Reopens with New Runway

The three-month project was viewed by the U.S. military as a training project for constructing runways in remote and difficult areas.
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FBOs

Gainesville, Florida Airport Breaks Ground on FBO

Keystone Heights Airport expects to complete the new terminal by spring 2020.
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Avionics

U.S. Bizav Fleet Passes 70 Percent ADS-B Equipage

According to statistics from FÏightAware, more than 70 percent of U.S.-registered bizjets and turboprops have met the mandate, with the deadline looming.
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Fuel

Swiss Online Fueling Service Expands to Africa

Valcora has opened an office in Johannesburg, to support the growing need for reliable fuel purchasing options.
FBOs

Jet Aviation to Expand to Arizona

The global aviation services provider has purchased a stake in an in-development FBO at Scottsdale Airport, which will be under the Jet Aviation brand.
Charter & Fractional

Seattle FBOs Shun ICE Detention Flights

Following an executive order from the King County executive, the FBOs at Seattle's King County International have vetoed serving deportation charters.

Louisville Gears Up for Derby Traffic Tide

The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby is expected to attract hundreds of private aircraft to the area.
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Airports

Dallas Metroplex Airport Adds New Community Hangar

The new hangar is the first phase of a $16 million development project at the Dallas Metroplex airport, which also includes a new FBO terminal.
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Airports

Avfuel Adds Texas Airport to Branded Dealer Network

Houston-area Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport is the latest to join the fuel supplier's family.
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Environment

Avfuel To Offer SAJF to EBACE-bound Aircraft

The fuel provider will supply a New York-area FBO with the blended biofuel, for those looking to reduce their carbon footprint on their way to Europe.
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FBOs

Grand Opening for New Seletar Bizav Terminal

The Seletar Business Aviation Centre, is operated by a joint-venture including Universal Aviation Singapore, Jet Aviation and SATS Ltd.
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Aviation Destination App Expands Across the Pond

SocialFlight is now helping guide general aviation pilots in Europe to their €100 hamburgers.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Expands to Boston

Jet card and aircraft management provider Jet Linx has opened its latest private terminal at Laurence G. Hanscom Field.
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FBOs

Long Island FBO To Add New Hangar

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services will increase its hangar and office space by builidng a new 32,000 sq ft hangar by the end of the year.
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FBOs

Geneva Hangar Provider To Celebrate First Decade

Geneva Air Park will acknowledge its first 10 years of operation at EBACE next month
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Airports

VNY Taxiway Rehab Hits First Milestone

The Van Nuys project will enhance safety and longevity of Taxiway B.
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FBOs

Sky Valet to 'Connect' Italian Airport

Italy's Trieste Airport is the latest to join the European FBO chain's network which now includes 28 locations in five countries.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAI Technik Receives FAA Mx Approval

Nuremburg-based parent company FAI Aviation Group operates Germany's largest fleet of business jets.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aviaa Names Preferred IFE, Connectivity Installer

The Maine-based Part 145 shop specializes in IFE and cabin connectivity installation.
FBOs

FBO Management Programs Integrate

FBO DIrector and FlightBridge can now share data between the two platforms
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Rebrands MSP Aero

Two years after acquiring the Minnesota-based repair station, West Star has turned it into its newest satellite facility, serving the upper midwest.
FBOs

Costa Rican Airport To Add Genav Terminal

Universal Aviation is part of a consortium that was chosen to establish and manage a new general aviation facility at Juan Santamaria International Airport
Aircraft

Opportunities Abound for Embraer in Asia-Pacific

The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer has seen some success with deliveries of business jets and commercial aircraft in China.
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JSSI Names 2019 China Bizav Award Winners

Since 2014, JSSI has asked industry leaders in the greater China area to name their favorite business aviation service providers.

ABACE 2019 Brings APAC Business Aviation Into Focus

Highlights of this year's ABACE show include promising developments for business aviation in China and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
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Aircraft

China: A Big Market for Big Falcons

More than 80 percent of Dassault's China business aircraft fleet consists of its trijet 8X and 7X models.
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FBOs

Million Air/CJet JV Looks Ahead to Daxing FBO

A new, larger FBO will soon become the primary private aviation gateway into Beijing.
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