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

Airports

Chicago DuPage Runway Project Wraps Under Budget

$11.4 million runway improvement will make it a more hospitable destination for the latest class of large-cabin business jets.
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Fuel

Jet Fuel Shuffles in Line with Crude’s Price Drop

As crude oil continues its price slump, the effects on the price of jet fuel are beginning to be felt through the supply chain.
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Airports

Under-construction Hangar Collapses at Morristown Airport

Incident did not interrupt operations at the general aviation airport.
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Fuel

Air BP Expands In Africa

Air BP has installed the first 30,000-liter (7,925-gallon) avgas refueling tank at Nampula International Airport
Airports

Maine Airport Rolls out New Software Platform

Bangor International Airport has become the first North American customer to install FBO One aircraft handling and fuel management software.
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Fuel

French Airport Taps Shell

Shell Aviation has been named the sole fuel provider at France’s Lille Airport.

Business Aircraft Transport Turtles

Last fall, when hundreds of endangered sea turtles washed up on cold New England beaches, private aviation stepped in to "air mail" them back home.
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FBOs

ExecuJet To Reward Its Frequent Fliers

Operators will earn a free handling service for every 50 landings at any of the company’s FBOs in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australasia and Europe.
Fuel

Florida FBO Joins Phillips Network

Suncoast Air Center at Florida’s Venice Municipal Airport is the latest service provider to sign on with Phillips 66 as an aviation fuel dealer.

NATA Launches New Worker Compensation Insurance Plan

The new plan will allow participating members to enjoy an annual return on insurance payments.
Airports

Alabama Airport Wraps Major Improvement Projects

Runway 18L/36R has been opened, as improvement projects on the taxiways are complete.
Fuel

Fuel Supplier Adds to Roster

Six Landmark Aviation facilities have joined the Shell network.
FBOs

Lux Air Upgrades at Goodyear

The company recently broke ground on a new $10 million FBO complex.
FBOs

Sheltair To Purchase Landmark Base

Terms of the deal remain under negotiation.
Airports

Oil Worker Faces Stiff Penalties After Airport Spill

A former Shell Pipeline employee’s negligence caused a 9,000-gallon jet fuel spill in 2012 at Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Yingling Aviation

The FBO at the center of the country has grown with the times.
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Airports

Atlantic Aviation Ups the Stakes in Houston

Company broke ground last week on a $24 million upgrade of its FBO at Houston Hobby Airport.

2014 a Mixed Bag for Business Aviation Flying in Europe

Flights in Western Europe were up by 3 percent year-over-year, but there were steep declines in Russia and Ukraine.
Fuel

Lower Fuel Prices Are Good News, Bad News for Aviation

Declining fuel costs will prove a benefit to the smaller end of the general aviation market, but could be a negative to airliner OEMs.
FBOs

Signature Extends Stay at St. Maarten

The company claims to be the first genav company to sign on as a tenant at the new general aviation terminal at Princess Juliana International Airport.
FBOs

New Fuel Handling Guide Available

The revised volume takes into account industry developments since 2007’s first edition.
FBOs

Ramp Project Wraps at Massachusetts FBO

Sixty-year-old ramp gets renovation.
FBOs

XJet Goes Global

The aviation services provider recently took over the 250,000-sq-ft former SR Technics facility at London Stansted Airport.
Safety

TSA To Implement Update to Known Crewmember Program

Federal security agency accepted NATA recommendation.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aircraft Finance Special Report 2014

Cash is still king, but lenders see fresh activity from buyers
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense Delivers Precious Holiday Cargo

The fractional aircraft operator helped the hungry in its own community.
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Fuel

Brazil OKs Jet Biofuel from Amyris

Authorization will allow commercialization of the sugarcane-based fuel in blends of up to 10 percent.
FBOs

High Plateau Ventures Acquires Denton FBO, Charter Unit

The acquisition includes more than 150,000 sq -ft of hangar space.
Aircraft

Sea Turtle Rescue Seeks Emergency Transport

Endangered sea turtles need flight from Boston for rehabilitation.
FBOs

Signature Flight Support’s Facility in Turks and Caicos Now Open

New FBO features a 6,800-sq-ft terminal with lounges and office space and 11 acres of aircraft parking.