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

FBOs

Paragon Network Expands Caribbean Footprint

Copeca Jet Center, one of two FBO’s at Puerto Rico’s Rafael Hernandez International Airport is the latest to join the Paragon Network.
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Safety

Ebola Caution Advised on Central Africa Bizav Flights

Due to the virus outbreak, Universal Weather & Aviation is advising operators to get the most updated information prior to flying there.
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk Earns STC for King Air 300 Engine Upgrade

The package includes replacement of the PT6A-60A engines with new, higher-rated PT6A-67As, and swapping the four-blade Hartzell props for five blades.
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FBOs

Private Aviation Terminal Debuts at Milan Malpensa

The move corresponds with a scheduled three-month closure of the Italian city's Linate airport.
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Regulations and Government

Aviation Safety Information Clearinghouse Debuts

SkyRegs which launched today at EAA Oshkosh, promises to help users quickly sort through thousands of pages of regulatory documents.
FBOs

Global Trek Joins Aviaa Supplier Network

Since its founding last year Aviaa now has nearly 150 FBOs in its preferred supplier network.
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FBOs

New Hangar Debuts at Dallas Love Field

Built by Business Jet Center, the new 46,000-sq-ft hangar is already fully booked.
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Private Aviation Paradise for Sale in Florida

The Jumbolair property, which includes the longest private runway in the U.S., a mansion and a residential complex is now on the market.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Introduces New Flightsharing Feature

Part of the company's new mobile application, it will allow aircraft owners and jet card members the ability to sell empty seats on a per-flight basis.
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Aircraft

First PC-24 Joins Canada's Registry

Following the light jet's Transport Canada certification last month, Canadian distributor Levaero has delivered the first C-registered of the type.
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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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Sustainability and 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.