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

Airports

Texas Airport Boosts Local Economy

A new study by the Texas Department of Transportation shows the increasing economic impact of McKinney National Airport
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FBOs

Lynx FBO Chain Expands with AGC Facility Purchase

Founded in 2016, Lynx will now feature six FBO locations, including its latest buy of the Voyager Jet Center in Pittsburgh.
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FBOs

Another New FBO in the Works in Hawaii

Two competing FBOs will be under construction at Ellison Onizuka International Airport at Kona.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Global Jet Capital Taps StandardAero for ADS-B Upgrades

The deal includes pricing discounts for the financier's customers on installs and maintenance performed at the same time.
Aircraft

Piper Names Distributor for Bolivia and Peru

Aviation Marketing Group iordered an M350 for a demonstration tour in the region.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Global Jet Capital Sees Shift to Big Jets

The company notes that financing has helped increase the proportion of larger jets in the global fleet.

Japan Looks To Upgrade Infrastructure Ahead of 2020 Olympics

The country is examining what aviation service upgrades it wlll need to handle and additional 13 million visitors.
FBOs

Tac Air Earns Chain-wide IS-BAH Stage 2

It becomes the first large FBO operator to earn the distinction at all of its facilities.
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FBOs

Air Elite Network Welcomes Two New FBOs

Alaska's Great Circle Flight Services and Greece-based JetSet Services are the latest locatoins to join the World Fuel Services-sponsored FBO network
Environment

VNY To Become First To Offer GA Retail Jet Biofuel

An event scheduled for January 17th in Los Angeles will make the sustainable jet fuel available at all of the airport's FBOs.
Aircraft

Daher Touts TBM Charter Duty

The airframer believes the speedy turboprop single makes an ideal introduction to private aviation
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JetNet Sees Cautious Industry Recovery

The Utica, N.Y.-based data provider released the results of its 3Q 2018 JetNet iQ Survey at NBAA's annual convention.
FBOs

First IS-BAH Stage 3 FBO Announced

Fort Worth, Texas-based American Aero FTW is one of the industry's earliest adopters of the voluntary SMS-based program.
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Tronair Demonstrates New GSE

The company is exhibiting a new cabin pressure unit, ground power unit, towbarless tug, and utility vehicle as the latest additions to its lineup.
Safety

NBAA Makes MedAire Call

MedAire is more than an exhibitor to NBAA, it is also a valued medical services provider.
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FBOs

Mexican Airport Operator Plans Major FBO Expansion

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, which operates the Privair FBO at Los Cabos, plans to add new facilities at four more airports.
FBOs

Sheltair Chooses Argus' TraqPak

The FBO chain has selected industry data provider Argus as its exclusive flight tracking and aircraft intelligence source.
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Aircraft

Nextant Sees Program Progress

The company expects its 604XT rebuild of the Challenger 604 to enter service before the end of the year.
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Environment

Avfuel Working Toward Biofuel Future for Bizav

While commerical aviation has made forays into the use of sustainable alternative jet fuels, business aviation has lagged behind.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Increases Focus on U.S. Bases

The aviation services provider has several projects underway at its locations coast-to-coast.
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FBOs

Signature Partners on New Private Lounges

The first Nexus Sky Lounge will debut at Teterboro Airport in summer of 2019.
FBOs

Desert Jet Moving Ahead on New FBO

After months of legal and bureaucratic entanglements, the California-based aviaiton services provider is on track for a March opening.
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FBOs

Avfuel Sees Strong First Half

The Michigan-based aviation fuel provider has bolstered its network and rolled out new online customer engagement tools
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FBOs

Signature Looks for Epic Boost

WIth its purchase of Epic Aviation complete, BBA Aviation looks ahead to further synergies between the two companies and their respective networks.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

USAIG To Offer FlightSafety Training

As part of its Performance Vector customer safety initiative, the aviation insurance specialist is now offering a slate of 17 FlightSafety eCourses.
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Maintenance and Modifications

True Blue Power Outfits Alaska Operator

Ravn Alaska will upgrade its DHC-8 fleet to the True Blue Power TB44 advanced iithium-ion battery.
Aircraft

Embraer Introduces Ground Power Mode on Phenom 300

The new functionality enables operators to forego GPUs by running an engine on idle, to power cabin environmental, lighting and entertainment system use.
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Honeywell Unveils New Flight Planning Software

Debuting at NBAA '18, the new GoDirect system promises to make the flight planning process faster and easier.
Engines

Honeywell Energized over Electric Flight

The company is developing a series of compact high-capacity generators that it believes will be integral in developing electric-powered long range flight.
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Safety

Honeywell's Annual Delivery Forecast Shows Slight Increase

The company sees a flat 2018 with a boost from new models and ramp ups coming in 2019.