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

Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense Shatters Last Year's Food Drive Tally

The fractional provider collected three and a half tons of food to feed its home state's poor.
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FBOs

Ireland Gets New FBO

The facility is the company's first at Ireland's Cork Airport
FBOs

Brazil’s Largest FBO Set To Open in February

The company will be the largest service provider facility in the country.
FBOs

Avflight Adds in Colorado

The purchase comes right at the height of location’s peak season.
Safety

Have Simulator, Will Travel

Aircare International’s latest emergency training simulator is as close as you will ever want to get to a real in-flight emergency
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FBOs

Cutter Aviation Becomes Sole FBO at Deer Valley

The acquistion of competitor Atlantic Aviation's location makes Cutter the sole FBO at one of the nation's busiest GA airports.
Safety

IFBOA Program Participants Earn Dividend

Members of the group's worker's compensation insurance program are set to share a more-than $3 million pot.
Avionics

Honeywell Demonstrates ‘Mind Control’

The engine and avionics manufacturer is experimenting with new ways for pilots to interact with their aircraft.
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Training and Workforce

Avfuel Bolsters Online Ramp Service Course

The fuel provider will add six new training modules to the program by the end of the year.
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Sustainability and Environment

ICAO Warns of New Taxes under Environmental Schemes

The organization looks to avoid the air transport industry being labeled as an emissions mitigation program cash cow.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Sets Leadership at Annual Meeting

The association welcomed its new chair and vice-chair.
FBOs

Phillips 66 Provides Concierge Software Package

The fuel provider has signed an agreement that could make life easier for its network FBOs.
FBOs

Phillips 66 Provides Concierge Software Package

The fuel provider has signed an agreement that could make life easier for its network FBOs.

Aircraft Brokerages Form Cross-border Alliance

Texas-bases Par Avion has agreed to join forces with Mexico’s Performance Air.
Fuel

Total Aviation Software Now a Go

The new aviation management platform promises to help businesses smooth their operations.
Aircraft

Tactair Supports Global Development

The component manufacturer is supplying landing gear parts for Bombardier’s Global 7000 and 8000.
Maintenance and Modifications

DAC International Tells Customers To ‘Stick It’

The Greenwich AeroGroup subsidiary is now offering a new line of tape suitable for aviation applications.

YoPro Event Offers Advice for Job Seekers

The panel discussion explored the ins and outs of the business aviation job seeking process from those that have been there.
FBOs

Luxivair Touts San Bernardino FBO

The airport-owned FBO offers the full package, for passengers and crew alike.
FBOs

Odyssey Nassau FBO Embarks on Major Upgrade

The $4 million project will focus on aircraft parking and hangar space.
Avionics

Astronics and Panasonic To Offer Fast Service

The two companies have joined forces to offer enhanced highspeed connectivity.
FBOs

Epps Aviation Receives Lengthy Lease Redo

The company which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, will stay put for another 25 years.
Aircraft

World’s Smallest Jet Airline Adds Citation Sovereign

The German company extends its reach with the addition of a midsize Cessna Sovereign.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Expands Product Support

Offering alternate lift is just one of the airframer’s recent product support upgrades.

SmartSky Goes the Distance for Corporate Angel Network

Company will donate $4 for every four miles walked at NBAA 2015 to CAN.
FBOs

Million Air To Open Beijing FBO in January

The Texas-based service provider will add its first Asian and South African locations next year.
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FBOs

XJet Looks To Manage Growth

With two locations currently and three under way, the service provider is enlisting additional help.
Avionics

Bombardier’s WAVE System Nears the Starting Line

The high-speed connectivity solution will make its debut next year on Global-series aircraft.
FBOs

Clay Lacy Joins the Air Elite Network

The addition of the Los Angeles-based service provider’s two locations brings the network to 51 locations world-wide.

World Fuel’s Ascent Brand Debuts in Canada

Million Air Vancouver is the first Canadian FBO.