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

While Duncan Aviation has completed hundreds of 1C checks on Dassault Falcon 900s, 2000s, and 7Xs, it has now added the 8X to this list. The 1C check is the most comprehensive for Falcons, and Duncan’s MRO facility in Battle Creek, Michigan, recently completed the company's first one on the 8X trijet.
The heavy maintenance event requires the removal of all exterior panels and many interior components on the airframe. Given the scope of the work and its associated downtime, many operators tend to schedule major upgrades and refurbishments concurrently.
In addition to the 1C inspection requirements, service bulletin compliance, and full exterior paint, the aircraft received updates to enhance both operational capability and passenger amenities, including installation of a Satcom Direct Gateway communication system with an Iridium phone and CPDLC True North Datalink Unit, USB-C charging ports, and new AC power outlets.
Improvements to the flight deck saw the addition of a Garmin dual GI 275 standby system and Ingenio iPad mounts. The cabin was refreshed with new tile entry flooring and a divan with a custom ice cabinet and storage solution.
The company has additional Falcon 8X 1C inspections scheduled for this year and beyond.

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Duncan Aviation Completes Its First Falcon 8X 1C Inspection

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