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

Following news that NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen has been sidelined due to medical treatment ahead of NBAA-BACE next month, the organization’s board of directors has named senior v-p of communications Dan Hubbard as interim COO.
“We are wishing Ed a full recovery as he takes the time he needs to focus on his health,” said association chairman John Witzig. “Dan has a strong strategic view of NBAA’s mission and all its initiatives. As NBAA’s interim COO, he will oversee day-to-day operations during Ed’s absence,&nbsp;including at NBAA-BACE, with support from a leadership team with decades of experience and a proven track record of serving the business aviation community with excellence.”
A 22-year veteran of the organization, Hubbard was named senior v-p of communications in 2008.&nbsp;In addition to that role, he has been deeply involved with NBAA’s external affairs, partnerships, and advocacy initiatives in the U.S. and globally, including BACE conventions on four continents.
Hubbard noted that the association is well positioned to continue operating seamlessly and serving its members strategically and effectively. “I have every confidence in our ability to execute an outstanding NBAA-BACE next month, while continuing to advance the industry’s policy agenda and supporting the operational and other needs of our members.”
To that end, the association also promoted Heidi Williams from v-p of air traffic services and infrastructure to senior v-p of operations, succeeding Doug Carr, who <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-07-17/nbaa-safety-security-champion-doug-carr-retire">retired</a> last month. Williams currently oversees the association’s policies and coordination with the FAA and other government and industry stakeholders, as well as leads the association’s emerging technologies initiatives and airspace and air traffic modernization efforts.

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