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

Aircraft

GAMA: YTD Business Jet, Turboprop Deliveries Climb

Third-quarter delivery numbers reveal a business jet industry firmly on track for its third straight year of gains.
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Airports

Ethiopia Prepares To Build Major Hub Airport for Africa

The planned Addis Ababa airport has capacity for more than 100 million passengers each year.
FBOs

Windy City Gateway Gets New Runway

Runway 10R-28L will be used primarily as an arrivals runway
FBOs

Clay Lacy Aviation Adds To Its VNY Apron

The nearly five-decades-old service provider has embarked on a major upgrade project at the Los Angeles-area gateway.
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FBOs

A Grand Opening in Grand Island

Trego-Dugan Aviation unveils its FBO at Central Nebraska Regional Airport.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

UBS Sees Sluggish Used Bizjet Demand

The financial company's survey shows inventories of used young aircraft rising except in North America.
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Regulations and Government

Corporate Angel Network Hits Milestone Patient Flight

The Westchester County, New York-based business aviation industry charity has been helping cancer patients for nearly 35 years.
FBOs

Construction Begins on New Toronto FBO

The Epic and UVAir FBO Network branded location is expected to begin operations next summer.
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FBOs

Eastern Aviation Fuels Boosts Its Ranks

Shell Aviation's exclusive aviation fuel distributor announces four new members have joined its Shell-branded dealer network
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Releases New Website

The new site promises easier accessible information for customers and job seekers alike.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens To Consolidate S.C. MRO Activity at Donaldson

As it is forced out of its FBO operation, Stevens Aviation says it will also move its MRO facility at Greenville-Spartainburg International Airport.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Waypoint Leasing Deepens Its Funding Pool

The Irish rotorcraft financing company has added two financial institutions to its stable of lenders.
FBOs

Long Island Republic Airport Gets Third FBO

Long known as a charter provider, Talon Air has now entered the FBO arena.
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Part 135 Operator Stages Heroic Hurricane Response

Feeling a need to support its area of operations, Florida-based Tropic Ocean Airways dedicated itself to the cause.
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FBOs

FBO Chains Form Strategic Alliance in Germany

Jet Aviation and Kurz Aviation Services have agreed to work together to better serve their customers throughout the European country.
Safety

Farnborough Airport the Latest to Achieve IS-BAH OK

The dedicated business aviation airport serves the London area and is the second UK facility to be so recognized by IBAC.
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Airports

Utah Ski Gateway Reopens after Runway Rebuild

Skypark Airport received a new runway and lighting system in a $ 1.3 million project completed without FAA funding.
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FBOs

Signature's Silicon Valley FBO Moves Closer to Opening

Slated to be fully operational next month, the $82 million location will be the second service provider at Norman Y. MIneta San Jose International Airport.
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FBOs

Wisconsin Airport Welcomes New FBO

Stein's Aircraft Services opened its own facility at Kenosha Regional Airport.
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FBOs

Mountain West Acquires Two New FBO Locations

The company added facilities at Nevada's Carson City and at Elko Regional Airport.
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Airports

Aspen Airport Looks to the Future

Officials have decided to bring the tony community gateway to full Group III Airport status by moving its 8,000 foot runway.
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FBOs

South Dakota FBO Unveils New Facility

The location is home to approximately 14 turbine-powered aircraft ranging from a Citation V to a Meridian.

Hadid Expands African Service Network

A new office at Djibouti International Airport provides full supervisory capabilities.
FBOs

Florida FBO Starts New Hangar Build

Stuart Jet Center is home to approximately 30 jets.
FBOs

L.A. FBO Expands Aircraft Storage Space

The addition of two new hangars will bring the FBO’s aircraft storage space to more than 53,000 sq ft.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Starport, Orlando-Sanford International Airport

Community involvement is the name of the game at this family-owned FBO.
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Fuel

Researchers Work To Reduce Post-Crash Aircraft Fires

A new additive could someday reduce the threat of jet fuel combustion during accidents.
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Airports

FAA OKs New Airport for North Dakota

When completed in 2018, the new airport will be the first replacment airport built in the U.S. since 2011.
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft Management Is Challenge in BBA-Landmark Deal

London-based BBA Aviation will limit ownership of the Landmark charter and aircraft management business to a non-controlling stake to satisfy U.S. regs.
Regulations and Government

FAA Levies Record Fine against UAS Operator

The $1.9 million fine, which eclipsed the previous record of $19,000, was levied against Chicago-based aerial photographer SkyPan International.