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

Rotorcraft

OPS Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal

The company is now the distributor for Italian manufacturer Tecnologie Industriali and Aeronautiche.
Safety

ASU Brings Own Lightweight NVG To Market

Known for years as a night vision goggle seller and maintainer, the Idaho-based company unveiled its first in-house designed and manufactured set.
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Rotorcraft

Dart Gets Canadian Nod for New Emergency Float System

Intended for use on the Airbus H130 family, the system features quick release fittings that allow for removal of much of the unit in under five minutes.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Progresses on Bell 212 and Airbus AS350 Mods

The MRO provider has a new glass cockpit for the Bell 212 and is working on a new light helicopter autopilot system.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Conklin & de Decker Shows New Helo Data Products

Making its first Heli-Expo appearance since it was acquired by JSSI, the aviation research and consulting firm has updates to its most popular offerings
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Engines

P&WC Unveils Service Plan Improvements at Heli-Expo

The engine maker has introduced several new service options, aimed at giving rotorcraft operators peace-of-mind.
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FBOs

Avflight Tapped for New FBO in Michigan

The company will be the second aviation services provider at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.
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FBOs

Million Air Debuts New FBO at HPN

The FBO chain introduced its new stunning FBO with a gala opening night party featuring a performance by singer Chris Isaak.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Buys TAG Aviation's Europe Mx Ops

The deal includes facilities in Geneva, Sion, Farnborough, Paris and Lisbon.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Adds Lineage Service in Chattanooga

The new factory authorization adds to its Embraer maintenance portfolio, which includes the OEM's Phenoms and Legacies.
Rotorcraft

Robinson Celebrates Four Decades of Deliveries

Since its first R22 delivery in 1979, the California rotorcraft maker has built more than 12,600 helicopters.
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Rotorcraft

American Airlines Adds Private Aviation Touches

The airline's high-end customers will now be able to book private helicopter transfers at JFK and LAX, along with use of a private terminal at LAX.

CB SkyShare Adds Second FBO

With its base in Ogden, Utah, the company has acquired the lone FBO at Gnoss
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Maintenance and Modifications

UK's Inflite Buys Excellence Aviation Services

The move gives Inflight the Jet Centre an entry into Bombardier aircraft maintenance.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream's G650ER Notches Another Speed Record

The OEM's flagship now has more than 85 records under its belt.
FBOs

CAA Sees Strong Growth in Membership, Network

The Corporate Aircraft Association, which negotiates fuel discounts on behalf of its Part 91 members, will soon add five new FBOs to its preferred network
FBOs

Ross Buys Rectrix, Adding Five More FBOs to Network

Ross Aviation boosted its East Coast presence with the addition of four FBOs in Massachusetts and one in Florida.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Oriens To Add PC-24 Maintenance at Biggin Hill

The UK-based service provider expects to add the twinjet to its Part 145 MRO approvals in the third quarter of the year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer's Sorocaba MRO Sees First Legacy 600 Refurb

The project on the 2006 aircraft included a cabin renovation, new paint scheme, landging gear overhaul and avionics upgrades.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Completes San Juan FBO Purchase

While the company had managed the facility since its 2017 rebranding, the plan had always been for it to fully acquire the location as part of its network.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Atlas Air Service Wraps First Tamarack Install on CJ2+

The German MRO provider which operates Europe's largest Citation Service Center, was named Tamarack Winglet authorized center last year.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Global Jet Capital Expands Hong Kong Presence

Citing growing demand, the financing solutions provider predicts the value of new deliveries to the region will grow by 10.9 percent annually through 2028.
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense Welcomes Its Second Pilatus Jet

The fractional aircraft provider received its second of six of the light jets in its initial order, one year after the arrival of its first.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Clay Lacy Debuts New VNY MRO Facility

Open 24/7, the facillity which employs more than 70 technicians, can accommodate up to 15 large cabin aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Earns Saudi Maintenance Nod

The company in cooperation with DC Aviation Al-Futtaim's Dubai facility has performed its first work on a Saudi-registered aircraft, an A-Check on an A320.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Engine Technologies Expands Alabama HQ

When completed in summer 2019, the addtiional 10,000 sq ft will bring the complex to 86,000 sq ft.

NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Celebrates Three Decades

Begun in 1989, the annual conference has expanded from its humble origins in Montvale, N.J., to setting records in San Antonio, Texas.
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NBAA Study Examines Bizav Workforce Issues

Flight departments will need to open their wallets to maintain and attract qualified pilots and maintenance technicians.
Airports

Customs Comes To Florida's Witham Field

After nearly a decade of planning, the Martin County Airport in Stuart has its own U.S. Customs facility, which can process both airplanes and boats.
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Safety

VNY Finishes 2018 with Spotless Incursion Record

The Los Angeles-area business and general aviation hub, saw zero vehicle or pedestrial runway or taxiway incursions last year.
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