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 this year’s EBACE show in Europe was canceled due to its failure to draw exhibitors, that will not be the case with the annual Catarina Aviation Show in Brazil. Slated to take place at São Paulo Catarina International Executive Airport from May 21 to May 23, the fifth edition of the show will attract major airframers such as Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream, and Airbus Corporate Jets to the world’s second-largest private jet market.
“Manufacturers, especially in the super-midsize and heavy jet segments, will be present once again, reflecting the relevance of the country and the event to the sector,” said Catarina show director Vinnicius Vieira.
The exhibiting OEMs will be complemented by manufacturers such as Junkers, Pilatus, and Cirrus, as well as major rotorcraft players such as Airbus Helicopters subsidiary Helibras and Leonardo Helicopters, reinforcing the show’s role as a business-generating environment in a market valued at more than $37 billion.
While private aircraft are considered a key component of high-net-worth lifestyles, the show expands beyond that with other exhibitors catering to that luxury demand, such as yacht builders and top auto manufacturers.
“The Catarina Aviation Show is a unique event that brings together leading aircraft manufacturers and brands that are part of the daily lives of high-income consumers,” explained Augusto Martins, CEO of luxury real estate company and Catarina show co-organizer JHSF. “The event’s curation and the qualification of its visitors are key differentiators that transform the gathering into an effective business platform.”

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