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

FBOs

Bay-area FBO To Expand

APP is expanding at Hayward Executive.
FBOs

FBO and Hangar Project Proposed at Belfast

The company is looking to increase space to handle based and transient aircraft.
FBOs

FBO Operator Rebrands Two Locations

The San Luis Jet Center and the Paso Robles Jet Center have been rebranded as ACI Jet.
FBOs

Swiss FBO Completes Upgrade

The company expanded its facility by 1,000 sq ft.
FBOs

Tampa FBO Announces Expansion Plans

Tampa International Jet Center (TIJC) received approval of a ground lease extension to build a new 32,000-sq-ft hangar.
Airports

Bizav Sees Little Operational Impact in Greece

Debt crisis is as of yet having limited impact on the conduct of business aviation in that country.
FBOs

Leading Edge OK'd To Open FBO at Roberts Field Airport

The company expects to begin operations at the airport, which offers a pair of 7,000-foot-plus runways and a helipad, by the beginning of next month.
FBOs

Signature Flight Support Adds Select Locations

FBOs in Vienna, Austria, and Camarillo, Calif., join Signature Select program
FBOs

FBO Profile: Landmark New Orleans Lakefront

A Resurgent Lakefront Airport is helping keep the good times rolling in New Orleans.
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JetNet iQ: Bizav Looking Up in Europe, U.S.

Seventy percent of the current new business jet demand will be replacement aircraft in the North American market.

From the Back Seat to the Cockpit: Fiona Horne

A rock star’s transformation into the world of aviation.
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Aircraft

Dassault's Falcon 8X Wows the Crowds in Paris

As part of its public debut, the French airframer's new flagship took part in the show's daily flying display.
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Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Approaching Fleet Milestone

The all-Bombardier business jet operator is about to add its 50th aircraft
Safety

FAA Ponders Revocation of Glider Transponder Exemption

On the basis of a midair and dozens of near-collisions, the agency is soliciting advice.
FBOs

New FBO in New Mexico

Former owners of the Santa Fe and Scottsdale Jet Centers open new FBO at SAF in competition with Landmark Aviation.
FBOs

Sheltair Expands Florida Footprint

The former Landmark facility at Ocala is Sheltair's 10th in Florida.
FBOs

Wyoming Airport Completes Major FBO Renovation

Cowboy Aviation is now operating from a new terminal.
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FBOs

Meridian Starts Second Location

The new facility will be the company's second and its first on the West Coast.
Airports

Nashville Airport Runway Project Under Way

Runway expansion will make the airport accessible to most business jets.
FBOs

Northern Ireland Airport Gets New FBO

Global Trek Aviation has begun operations at Belfast.
FBOs

Renovations Complete at Niagara Falls Airport FBO

Calspan Air Services has been providing FBO services at Niagara Falls since 2013.
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Airports

Utah Airport Puts Wraps on Runway Rehab Project

The airport has resumed operations after a closure of six weeks.
FBOs

TAC Air To Build New Terminal

The company is expanding its holdings at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport.
FBOs

Million Air To Expand Network

The facility will be complete in September 2016.
Avionics

Barco Buy Boosts CMC’s Product Range With More Displays

After its purchase of Barco, the CMC claims to be the largest independent supplier of avionics displays.
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FBOs

Texas FBO Shines During Darkest Hour

Redbird Skyport, an FBO at San Marcos Municipal Airport in the heart of the Texas flooding, hosted a charity fly-in for the local Red Cross.
FBOs

String of Airport Courtesy-car Thefts Baffles Authorities

The suspect is moving from airport to airport leaving a trail of misplaced crew vehicles in his wake.
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Accidents

An Anniversary For a (largely) Forgotten Event

It's 45 years since ALM Flight 980 ditched in the Caribbean.
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ATC

FAA Set To Expand Data Comm System

After a two-year test period, the text-based cockpit communication system will serve more than 50 U.S. airports by the end of next year.
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New AsBAA Head Sees Changes on Horizon

Charles Mularski, newly named chair of the Asian Business Aviation Association, discusses the challenges ahead.