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

Shell Launches FBO Program

The new program consists of a package of services to enhance the provider’s support of FBOs at small and midsize airports.

New FBO Planned Down Under

Facility planned at Tullamarine Airport.

Aviacare Launches Cannes Office

Location aimed at supporting customers in Europe and Africa.

Catering Safety: The Care and Feeding of Passengers

Flight departments and FBOs must take foodborne illness seriously.
Charter & Fractional

Recent Acquisitions Boost Landmark’s Managed Fleet

FBO company nearly doubles size of national managed fleet.
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Landmark Aviation Makes ‘Landmark’ Acquisition

Purchase of Ross Aviation adds 20 FBOs to the company’s network.

Bizjets Continue to Rise as Turboprops Stumble

There is nothing traditional about this recovery.

IBAC Unveils Best Practices for FBOs, Ground Handlers

IBAC partnered with NATA in establishing the new voluntary standard, and it will incorporate NATA’s Safety 1st ground services audit program.
Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Launches Between-checks Coverage Plan

Coverage is available for a range of business jets.

Two More Bombardier Centers Get Rolls-Royce Approval

Rolls-Royce authorizes two more Bombardier service Centers to work on the BR710 engines which power the company’s Global series.
Maintenance and Modifications

Spectro Jet-Care Unveils New Online Services.

Condition monitoring and technical analysis specialist Spectro Jet-Care has unveiled a new customer access portal and online discussion forum.
FBOs

IBAC Unveils New Ground Handling Standard

Starting in July, IBAC’s new IS-BAH program will bring practices to the global ground handling industry.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AeroEx Aids Operators With European Regulatory Compliance

AeroEx has partnered with Web Manuals to provide Web-based company operations manuals and updating services.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Russian Tensions A Concern For Lenders

With many financed business jets in Russia, business aircraft lenders are currently casting a wary eye on the region.
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Optimism High at EBACE Opening Session

EBAA CEO Fabio Gamba believes the worst years of the global economic downturn are over.
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Maintenance and Modifications

More Bombardier Mx Centers Get Rolls BR710 Approval

Service centers in Amsterdam and Singapore now able to perform maintenance on BR710 engines installed on Bombardier Globals.
Environment

Avfuel Bolsters European Network

Global Fuel distributor Avfuel added several locations to its European dealer network and unveiled a new purchasing card.

EBACE 2014 Launches With Optimism

At the opening session of EBACE 2014, officials and guests expressed optimism.
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EBAA Official Outlines Positive Outlook for European Aviation

Slow but steady growth bolsters prospect for aviation in Europe.
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Aircraft

Airbus Brings Elegance To EBACE

Airbus’s New ACJ319 Derivative Aims at Easing the Buying Process
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Aircraft

Eclipse and Jeppesen Streamline E-chart Updates

Eclipse and Jeppesen announce a new web-based data delivery method for customers
Aircraft

Avinode: Better Communication Equals Fewer Empty Legs

The efficiency of high-density routes could be increased by the industry working together to fill empty legs.
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Charter & Fractional

Airops Update Links With PrivateFly

Gama Aviation’s Airops software links with PrivateFly booking platform to automate charter quotes
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Regulations and Government

EU Court Strikes Down German Foreign Charter Provision

Europe’s highest court has ruled that non-German operators cannot be discriminated against.

Air BP Kicks Up Its World Cup Service

Air BP will institute a “fast-track” fuel service at all 16 airports where it operates in the host country.

BBA Aviation Sees Recovery of Business Aviation in North America

Business and general aviation movements in North America were up 4 percent in the first quarter.

Destin Airport Works To Resolve Possible FBO Anti-Trust Violation

Both FBOs at the airport have the same owner.

Hawthorne Global Opens Third FBO

Purpose-built facility at Chicago Executive joins two others in the company’s stable.
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Castle & Cooke Upgrades at VNY

Los Angeles facility undergoes upgrade and gets more ramp space.
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