A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in 2007, Curt came to&nbsp;the publication&nbsp;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&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;sister publication&nbsp;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&nbsp; Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.
Before joining AIN, Curt worked with&nbsp;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.

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Curt Epstein

Luxaviation Group is now the first business aircraft operator to receive approval for electronic tech log (ETL) use from EASA. The certification—achieved through Luxaviation Portugal—marks the company as the only EASA air operator-approved continuing airworthiness management organization (CAMO) under direct EASA oversight with ETL approval.
Luxaviation’s system is based on the Converge ETL platform, designed specifically for business aviation. It integrates with maintenance planning and operational systems, delivering up to 50% efficiency improvements and 80% fewer documentation errors, according to the company.
With oversight of more than 40 aircraft types from light jets through widebody airliners, Luxaviation’s CAMO teams support owners and operators through planning, tracking, and recording scheduled maintenance requirements.
“The EASA approval of our [ETL] system marks a significant step in modernizing our aircraft technical logs and advancing our digitalization efforts,” said Luxaviation CEO Patrick Hansen. “We are committed to driving efficiency, precision, and safety in aviation operations, and this transition plays a crucial role in achieving those goals.”

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