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

Aviation Charity Assists in DRC Ebola Response

Non-profit Air Serv International dispatched its Cessna Caravan to deliver medical staff, medicine and equipment to the affected area.
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Airports

Website Aims To Connect Hangar Owners with Aircraft Operators

Through the use of Hangar Tonight, hangar keepers with unused space can list it in hopes of short-term rental.
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Regulations and Government

Chicagoland Airport Inaugurates CBP Facility

Indiana's Gary/Chicago International Airport can now handle direct international private aircraft flights through its dedicated customs facility.
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FBOs

Universal Aviation Mexico Adds Hangar at Toluca

The 50,000 sq ft, $3.5 million structure is the joint venture's fifth on the airport.
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FBOs

Dedicated FBO Facility Coming To Hawaii's Kona Airport

Air Service Hawaiii will soon begin construction on the first private aviation facility at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole.
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FBOs

Ross Expands California FBO Complex

The chain has acquired an additional hangar and more than two acres of ramp space at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Arirport in Thermal.
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FBOs

World Fuel Shows Off Air Elite FBOs

The company's network now includes 79 locations worldwide, including 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Camp Introduces System Integration

The new improvements allow seamless flow of information between customer engine health monitoring and maintenance services.
FBOs

Wyoming Airport Inaugurates New Solar-powered FBO

The $5.8 million facility is a major upgrade over the previous nine-decade-old location.
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Airports

New Trial Adds More Genav Slots in Hong Kong

The program will boost the available nighttime GA slots from four to six at Hong Kong International Airport through October 7.
Airports

PDK Is First Georgia Airport To Install EMAS

Dedicated Atlanta GA gateway DeKalb Peachtree
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Universal Looks Ahead to Bizav Upswing

Of late, the global trip support provider has seen some small signs of improvement in Brazil among light jets and turboprops
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FBOs

L.A.-area FBO To Add New Hangars

Los Angeles Jet Center at Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport is putting the finishing touches on a $10.5 million, 75,000 sq ft hangar complex.
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Lider Highlights New HondaJet, Services

At LABACE, Brazil's largest general aviation company is showing off the latest HondaJet as well as its aviation consultancy and mobile repair capabilities.
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FBOs

Million Air Begins Construction in Austin

When completed in summer 2019, it will be the chain's 31st location and its fourth in Texas.
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FBOs

Banyan Warns ADS-B Slots May be in Short Supply

For those planning to have the upgrade, the clock is ticking towards the Dec. 31, 2019 deadline.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gama Aviation Preps UK Mx Facility, Hits U.S. Milestone

The company received EASA approval for its new Bournemouth location, and talllied its 50,000 work order at its US facilities.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation Adds To Garmin Retrofit Tally

The Illinois company, the industry leader in Garmin flight deck retrofits, is currently offering a special on G5000 upgrades for the Citation Excel and XLS
FBOs

FBO Profile: American Aero FTW

Customer comfort is key at this Metroplex FBO
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Regulations and Government

Second GA Customs Facility Opens at San Juan Airport

Airport Aviation Services, one of two FBOs at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, covered the construction costs of the new facility
Aircraft

GAMA: Bizjets Shipments Flat, Turboprops on Upswing

While overall airplane and rotorcraft deliveries grew year-over-year, billings declined, as bizjets were static, and turbine helos saw a slight boost.
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FBOs

South Carolina FBO Adds New Hangars

Airport-operated Cerulean Aviation has more than doubled its hangar space in a $14.5 million project.
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FBOs

Sheltair Building FXE Hangar Complex

The $30 million development will be operated by Banyan Air Service, which will add a satellite terminal on the north side of the airport.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

German MRO Expands to U.S.

Hamburg-based Vartan Aviation Group has added a new repair facility in Seattle.
FBOs

FAA OKs Avfuel's Online Fuel Safety Program

Part of the company's new Avfuel Training System, the new course will enable FBOs and operators to comply with the agency's fuel safety regulations.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Completes First Media Panel Installation

The device allows older aircraft with classic CMS systems to use HD video input.
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Airports

WAI Pulls Support from AOPA's FBO Pricing Argument

Just days after issuing a statement of support for its manifesto, one of the organization's major backers, backs out.

Paint Company Gives C-47s New Coats

A pair of the WWII-era transports on display at EAA AirVenture sport new paint schemes thanks to Sherwin-Williams' philanthropy.
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New Aviation Experience Opens at APA

Exploration of Flight, housed in the Boeing Blue Sky Gallery, aims to spark interest in aviation at one of the nation's busiest GA airports.
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FBOs

AOPA Recruits Support in Continuing FBO Argument

The association has garnered some measure of support for its statement of principles in regards to FBO pricing.