Curt Epstein
Business Aviation Services 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

Rotorcraft

Vector Touts ADS-B Solutions

The Canadian helicopter MRO can now offer ADS-B installation on a variety of rotorcraft.
Rotorcraft

Donaldson Debuts R66 Inlet Barrier Filter

The Donaldson inlet barrier filter system will be available as an option from Robinson on new orders or as a retrofit.
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Rotorcraft

Columbia's Big Fire Stopper Lands in Dallas

Fresh off a busy fire season, Columbia Helicopters is displaying one of its CH-47 Chinooks, equipped with the largest internal water tanks on a helicopter.
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Rotorcraft

Essex Industries Celebrates Seventh Decade

The family-owned business provides a wide variety of helicopter components.
Rotorcraft

CHC Celebrates Major Milestone with Rededication

As it celebrates its 70th anniversary, CHC Helicopters looks to its past as it reimagines the future.
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Avionics

Aeromed Provider Signs for Three Helionix H135s

Pennsylvania-based Stat MedEvac is slated to receive the new helicopters by the end of the year.
Rotorcraft

LCI Leases Its Latest AW169s

LCI, the launch customer for the light intermediate twin-turbine AW169, leased three to Norwegian operator Airlift.
Rotorcraft

Heli-One Offers New Services, New Facilities

The MRO recently relocated its Canadian headquarters and established new services for the the AW139, the S-92 and the venerable S-61.
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Rotorcraft

Asian Rotorcraft Fleet Grows But at Slower Pace

In its 4th annual Asian civil helicopter report, Asian Sky Group saw a 4 percent increase in turbine-powered rotorcraft in 2016.
FBOs

Atlantic Completes Major Oregon FBO Upgrade

The new facility at Portland International Airport was constructed as a partnership between the service provider and the airport.
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Rotorcraft

Honeywell Lowers Rotorcraft Delivery Forecast

In its annual survey of rotorcraft operators, the company noted that new purchase-plan rates for the next five years were lowered globally.
Rotorcraft

Redbird Makes Heli-Expo Debut With New Helicopter Simulator

Known for its fixed-wing training devices, the Texas manufacturer is now branching out into the rotorcraft market.
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FBOs

Execujet Adds Sydney FBO

This latest acquisition brings the company's global FBO network to 25 including four in Australia and New Zealand.
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FBOs

Florida FBO Rebrands and Expands

Baer Air, a service provider at Florida's Melbourne International Airport will now be known as Apex Executive Jet Center.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream's G650 and G650ER Earn China CAA Nod

The announcement adds to the large-cabin, ultra-long range pair's growing list of country approvals.
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Airports

World Economic Forum Drives Traffic to Zurich

The annual conference once again provided a boost to local aviaiton service providers.
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Engines

AeroVision To Open Aircraft Engine Part Warehouse in UK

The facility, operated in collaboration with B&H Worldwide, will provide a forward stocking location for the company's EMEA clients
Maintenance and Modifications

Triumph Group Sells Off APU MRO Businesses

The U.S. and Asian operations will be rebranded as TurbineAero, under the ownership of global investment firm The Gores Group.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Greenpoint Contracts for a Pair of 787 Completions

The deal with an unidentified customer, includes the industry's first VIP 787-9.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Fulcrum Labs Rolls out New A&P Technician Prep Course

Developed in conjuction with the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, the computer-based course offers self-paced progress.
FBOs

NBAA’s Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference: a Record Breaker

Held in Fort Worth, Texas, the 28th annual edition of the show broke attendance and exhibitor totals.
FBOs

FBO Profile: South Air, Keflavik, Iceland

A Mid-Atlantic Bizav Haven
Regulations and Government

NBAA Chief Warns of Renewed ATC Privatization Push at SDC17

The Battle for ATC privatization is expected to resume according to NBAA head Ed Bolen.
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FBOs

Signature Rolls Out New Website and App

The BBA Aviation subsidiary unveiled its newly-designed digital tools at NBAA's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference.
FBOs

World Fuel Boosts Canadian FBO Footprint

The Miami-based fuel provider has added 34 new locations ito its network in the Great White North.
FBOs

QTPod Unveils New Self-Serve Fuel Terminal at SDC

A successor to the company's popular M-3000 unit, the M-4000 occupies the same footprint, making installation a breeze.
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FBOs

Epic, Signature Issue New Payment Card

The new payment platform will be accepted at approximately 8,000 locations worldwide.
Fuel

Air BP Launches RocketRoute App for iPhone

According to the fuel provider, the app provides intuitive online access to its extensive global network of aviation fuel locations.
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FBOs

FBO Industry Survey Indicates Optimism

The Aviation Business Strategies Group noted increasing optimism in the health of both the economy and the industry.
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FBOs

Avfuel Expands Branded FBO Network

Castle & Cooke's three locations along with Rider Jet Center, grow the fuel provider's branded FBO network.
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