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

FBOs

Landmark Consolidates at New Orleans

The Big Easy's business airport will now have only two service providers.
FBOs

Fort Worth FBO Continues on Expansion Plan

American Aero FTW recently completed its second 40,000-sq-ft hangar this year.
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FBOs

Landmark Adds Facility in Alaska

With the purchase the Million Air facility at Alaska’s Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, the chain now has 69 locations.
FBOs

Indiana FBO Chain To Change Hands

Eagle Creek Aviation has agreed to purchase Montgomery Aviation at Eagle Creek Airpark Airport.
FBOs

Privately Owned Michigan FBO Stays Privately Owned After Sale

Pilot Terry Boer purchased Executive Air Transport.
Airports

Wichita Hangar Collapse Traps Several Business Aircraft

Among the aircraft pinned is a King Air 350 belonging to fractional operator Executive AirShare.
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Safety

Testing the Boundaries of "Black Boxes"

Aircraft data recorders as designed to survive crashes, and the University of Dayton Research Institute helps make sure they do just that.
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Charter & Fractional

Landmark Expands Managed Aircraft Fleet with TWC Buy

Move expands Landmark’s large-cabin managed fleet with the addition of a G550, a Global Express and nine Falcon 2000s.
Airlines

Swiss Authorities Clear Etihad Stake in Darwin Airline

After some delay, Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi is taking a one-third stake in Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline.
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FBOs

2015 FBO Survey: The Americas

With most indicators pointing up, the industry is moving from doubt to growing optimism.
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FBOs

France's ACA Group Acquires Le Bourget FBO

ACA's Sky Valet FBO will be one of eight FBOs at Europe's business aviation airport.
FBOs

UVair FBO Network Adds to Roster

Glacier Jet Center, the lone FBO at Montana’s Glacier Park International Airport, is the latest location to join the UVair FBO Network.
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FBOs

With First Certifications, IS-BAH Gains Momentum

The voluntary best practices standard for global business aviation handlers has seen its first two successes.
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FBOs

Huge Brazilian Helicenter Is Only the Beginning

HBR plans eventually to open nine helicenters in Eastern Brazil.
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FBOs

London Luton FBO Adds Onsite Customs

The UK Border Force will position a satellite office at Landmark's Luton FBO for business aircraft travelers.
FBOs

West Virginia FBO Pounces on Tiger Facility

Aero-Smith is taking over a previously vacant manufacturing facility at West Virginia Regional Airport.
FBOs

Nebraska FBO Expands

Kearney Aviation Center recently moved in to the 4,500-sq-ft terminal previously occupied by now closed Otis Air Service.
FBOs

Avflight Expands Network

GFK Flight Support at North Dakota's Grand Forks International Airport joins the company's network.
Airports

Florida Airports Undergo Name Swap

Two airport in Destin, Fla., have been redesignated.
Airports

Hangar Use Rule Continues To Churn at FAA

Pilots’ concerns about Draconian interpretation are perhaps unfounded, experts say.
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FBOs

Fort Wayne Airport Decides To Go It Alone on FBO

The Indiana airport's board voted to "self-provde" FBO services at its new airport-owned FBO, which will replace the Atlantic Aviation facility next year.
FBOs

New FBO Approved at Little Rock

The Arkansas capital airport has seen several service provider changes over the past year.
Airlines

AIN Blog: Flying the Unfriendly Skies

Based upon the recent experiences of this reporter, commerical aviation travel is reaching new lows.
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Aircraft

Argus Sees First Monthly Bizav Decline in 15 Months

The industry data provider believes the brutal winter weather played a greater role in this year's annual decline in business aircraft activity
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FBOs

Arizona FBO's Lawsuit Sees More Delays

With a potential $100 million in damages at play, an oft-delayed lawsuit gets another deferment.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Earns Brazil Certification for G280

Ahead of the airframer's first G280 delivery to Brazil, Gulfstream tallies ANAC approval.
Aircraft

WingX Advance: European Bizav Activity Down

For February, the German industry data provider described the European business jet market as "pretty dismal," with 2338 fewer flights than 2014
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Rotorcraft

Another STC Under its Belt, Donaldson Looks to the Future

Celebrating its 100th Anniversary, the engine filtration system maker assesses the latest developments in inlet barrier filtration
Rotorcraft

Airbus Delivers Perfect Fit AS350

Canadian leasing company Southward Helicopters sees the AStar's versatility as a key selling point
Rotorcraft

Vector Cleared to Handle AS350 Upgrades

The Canadian MRO provider sees value in customers upgrading to the latest AS350 standard