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

Environment

Sea Turtle Rescue Charity Makes Oshkosh Debut

General/business aviation charity Turtles Fly Too is looking for volunteer pilots and aircraft owners to help transport some aquatic hitchhikers.
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Aircraft

Quest Aircraft Names African Kodiak Dealer

South Africa-based NAC was tapped as the airframer's sales agent in southern and eastern Africa.
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Charter & Fractional

Sun Air Stays Put at Van Nuys Airport

The Camarillo, California-based charter and management provider has inked a deal that will keep it at the airport through 2030.

L3 Prepares Lynx Transponder Update

Release 3.2 for the NGT-9000 will be available to users free of charge through installation centers starting in August

Terrafugia Upgrades Its Flying Car

Ahead of its planned market introduction fot the Transition, the company detailed a list of improvements for the vehicle at Oshkosh.
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Aircraft

Pipistrel Shows Electric Aircraft Options at Oshkosh

At EAA's AirVenture, the Slovenian airframer is displaying its range of aircraft, from self-launching sailplanes to electrically-powered, two-seaters.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Viking Taps ATP for Technical Publications

An MoU between the two companies will see ATP digitally convert the flight and operations manuals for de Havilland aircraft and Canadair fire bombers.

Paint Maker Helps In Warbird Restoration

AkzoNobel is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Alumigrip line of aviation coatings by sponsoring two aircraft at Oshkosh.
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Aircraft

Bombardier To Open Bizjet Showroom in NYC

The location in the heart of the city will offer a design studio for customers to review interior options on their aircraft.
FBOs

Meridian Adds To TEB FBO

The company has unveiled a new 40,000-sq-ft hangar at the busy business aviation hub.
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Engines

P&WC Expands Oshkosh Education Sessions

The engine maker for the first time will hold aircraft model-specific information sessions at AirVenture

Aircraft Paint Designer Shows Its Stuff at Oshkosh

Since its launch more than two decades ago, Scheme Designers has created liveries for more than 13,000 aircraft.
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Company Offers Remote Hangar Operations

Lynk Remote Technologies looks to demonstrate its HangarBot system to the masses at AirVenture
Avionics

Rockwell Collins Earns Part 25 ADS-B Out AML-STC

The announcement follows the company's Part 23 AML-STC approval earlier this year.
Training and Workforce

Pacific Sky Aviation Earns CAAC Flight Training Nod

The Canadian flight-training provider is prepared to begin initial training courses for Chinese crews this month.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Expands International Opportunities

With three new authorized European installers for its active winglet system and full approval from Brazil's ANAC, the company is poised for growth.
Maintenance and Modifications

Canadian Frax Operator Chooses Rockwell Collins CASP

Calgary-based AirSprint has enrolled a half-dozen Cessna CJ2+ light jets on the company's maintenance management program.
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Environment

Sustainable Jet Fuel Company Reaches Funding Milestone

With help from the UK government and partners Shell and British Airways, U.S.-based Velocys will progress with a waste-to-jet fuel project in the UK.
Charter & Fractional

TAG Europe Introduces Premier Cabin Global 5000

Available for charter for the first time in Europe, the Paris-based twinjet is the ninth aircraft to be added the company's Maltese AOC.
Avionics

Astronautics Progresses on Several Projects

An air-ground communication system for Airbus Helicopters is just one of the many projects the U.S. company is working on.
FBOs

Newly Branded First Wing Opens Phase One of FBO in Indy

A new hangar is the start of what will be a $2.1 million FBO at Frankfort/Clinton County Airport.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

StandardAero, ACI Jet Team On Ka-band Global STC

The installation on the Bombardier Global Express, 5000, and 6000 long-range business jets offers the latest in inflight connectivity.
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Airports

Florida's Boca Airport Sponsors School Supplies Drive

Boca Raton Airport along with its two FBOs, will be collecting back-to-school supplies for local children in need.
Airports

FAA Issues Latest Ruling on AOPA FBO Claims

While the agency largely dismissed the AOPA complaint against Key West International Airport, it did find a grant assurance violation.

PrimeFlight Enters GA Services Arena

The Houston-based company, known for commerical aircraft servicing, has purchased a general aviation-focused firm.
Safety

SGS Adds IS-BAO Audits to Its Line-up

The global aviation safety company now has IS-BAO auditors based in the U.S. and Canada.
Maintenance and Modifications

MROinsider Surpasses First-year Goals

Launched last October, the maintenance-focused webportal now has nearly 300 registered corporate aircraft.
Airports

Conn. Airport Shuts for Month-long Runway Work

General Aviation-only Waterbury-Oxford will reopen on August 5, at the completion of a $32 million runway rehab.
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Regulations and Government

Former FAA-designated Representative Sentenced for Fraud

The former designated airworthiness representative plead guilty to charges that he "rubber stamped" aircraft part inspection forms.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Awards King Air 350ER Performance Upgrade STC

The Blackhawk XP67A Engine upgrade will boost the turboprop twin to a maximum allowable takeoff weight of up to 17,500 pounds.
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