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

Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Expands Recently Added Miami Location

The 30,000-sq-ft addition will make the location one of the world's largest aviation combustor overhaul providers.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Propeller Names New China Service Provider

Wuhan Hangda Aero & Technology Development Co. was designated as the airscrew maker's third in the country.
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FBOs

Dallas-area FBO Introduces No-haggle Fuel Pricing

Million Air Dallas will now advertise its fuel price in an effort to eliminate haggling and introduce transparency.
FBOs

Signature Acquires Virgin Islands Bases

The world's largest aviation service provider has struck a deal to buy the St. Thomas Jet Center and its Alliance Aviation affiliate.
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FBOs

Utah Airport Issues RFP for Second FBO

Looking to introduce competition and improve services for light GA customers, ski-destination Heber City is casting for an additional service provider.
FBOs

Alphabet Groups Issue FBO Pricing Declaration

The document, signed by NBAA, GAMA, HAI, EAA, AOPA, and NATA, names pricing transparency as an FBO industry best practice.
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Airports

Pennsylvania Airport Starts Major Genav Hangar Project

54,000 sq ft Hangar 11 is expected to debut at Lehigh Valley International Airport next summer.
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FBOs

Chicagoland FBO Adds New Hangar

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services has built a new hangar at its Chicago Execuitve Airport location, which will double its aircraft storage space.
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Environment

Charity Seeks Aircraft Operators for Turtle Transport

With the arrival of cold weather in New England, Turtles Fly Too is looking for help moving the endangered sea creatures to southern rehab centers.
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Charter & Fractional

Global Bizav Company Establishes U.S. Headquarters

India-based Titan Aviation looks to make inroads into the U.S. charter market.
FBOs

Second FBO Coming To Wichita Airport

Local Aviation Services provider Clemens Aviation will soon break ground on a new $9 million complex at Colonel James Jabara Airport.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Atlantic Aviation SLC

As Salt Lake City International Airport undergoes a massive renovation project, Atlantic has upped the ante with a brand new FBO at the ski country gateway
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FBOs

French FBO Chain Launches Branded Affiliate Program

Sky Valet, which operates at 22 locations throughout France, Spain and Portugal, has now extended its brand to Italy and Bulgaria.
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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