Curt Epstein
Senior 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

Training and Workforce

NATA Celebrates Diamond Anniverary

The Association has represented the aviation business industry since it was formed in the run up to the U.S. entry into the Second World War.
FBOs

AIN Blog: The Year Ahead, Landmark Changes in FBO Sector

With its acquisition of Landmark, Signature will have nearly 200 locations worldwide.
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Aircraft

Piaggio Adds a Pair to Its Delivery Totals

The Italian airframer received a late year boost for its sagging delivery numbers.
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Safety

MedAire Upgrades Annual Global Map with Safety Concerns

While the company had published its Health Risk Map since 2010, the new version now includes personal safety risks as well.
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Aircraft

Bizav Use Up from Previous November, Down from October

Argus' November TraqPak report saw the U.S. fractional industry's first yearly activtity increase since July.
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Regulations and Government

AIN Blog: Drone Wars, The FAA Strikes Back

The agency is attempting to stave off disaster by having owners of larger R/C aircraft and drones register them. The odds are stacked against it.
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Airports

TEB Forms New Policy To Deal With FBO Gridlock

Looking to avoid ATC-imposed ground delay procedures, the airport has developed a new protocol to direct airplanes away from overcrowded ramps.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Honeywell Finishes 2015 Strong, Casts Eye Toward 2016

Despite a sixth straight year of double-digit corporate earnings growth, Honeywell is anticipating small improvement in its BGA segment next year.
ATC

FAA Issues Notam for College Football Championship

Set for Jan. 11 in Phoenix, the event is expected to draw a flock of business aircraft.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance 2015

The rising dollar and declining aircraft residual values are proving to be a drag on the industry’s recovery.
FBOs

Desert Jet Joins the FBO Business

The company is building its own FBO at California’s Jacqueline Cochrane Regional Airport
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FBOs

ExecuJet Secures First Germany IS-BAH Approval

The company is one of the first in Europe to achieve the safety managment system-based certification.
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense Shatters Last Year's Food Drive Tally

The fractional provider collected three and a half tons of food to feed its home state's poor.
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FBOs

Ireland Gets New FBO

The facility is the company's first at Ireland's Cork Airport
FBOs

Brazil’s Largest FBO Set To Open in February

The company will be the largest service provider facility in the country.
FBOs

Avflight Adds in Colorado

The purchase comes right at the height of location’s peak season.
Safety

Have Simulator, Will Travel

Aircare International’s latest emergency training simulator is as close as you will ever want to get to a real in-flight emergency
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FBOs

Cutter Aviation Becomes Sole FBO at Deer Valley

The acquistion of competitor Atlantic Aviation's location makes Cutter the sole FBO at one of the nation's busiest GA airports.
Safety

IFBOA Program Participants Earn Dividend

Members of the group's worker's compensation insurance program are set to share a more-than $3 million pot.
Avionics

Honeywell Demonstrates ‘Mind Control’

The engine and avionics manufacturer is experimenting with new ways for pilots to interact with their aircraft.
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Training and Workforce

Avfuel Bolsters Online Ramp Service Course

The fuel provider will add six new training modules to the program by the end of the year.
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Environment

ICAO Warns of New Taxes under Environmental Schemes

The organization looks to avoid the air transport industry being labeled as an emissions mitigation program cash cow.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Sets Leadership at Annual Meeting

The association welcomed its new chair and vice-chair.
FBOs

Phillips 66 Provides Concierge Software Package

The fuel provider has signed an agreement that could make life easier for its network FBOs.
FBOs

Phillips 66 Provides Concierge Software Package

The fuel provider has signed an agreement that could make life easier for its network FBOs.

Aircraft Brokerages Form Cross-border Alliance

Texas-bases Par Avion has agreed to join forces with Mexico’s Performance Air.
Fuel

Total Aviation Software Now a Go

The new aviation management platform promises to help businesses smooth their operations.
Aircraft

Tactair Supports Global Development

The component manufacturer is supplying landing gear parts for Bombardier’s Global 7000 and 8000.
Maintenance and Modifications

DAC International Tells Customers To ‘Stick It’

The Greenwich AeroGroup subsidiary is now offering a new line of tape suitable for aviation applications.

YoPro Event Offers Advice for Job Seekers

The panel discussion explored the ins and outs of the business aviation job seeking process from those that have been there.