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

Munich Executive Sees Boost In Use

Business aircraft traffic at the recently rebranded Munich Executive Airport has been growing.
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Adds Two Locations

Atlantic Aviation moved to expand its Pacific Northwest footprint when it agreed to purchase the FBO assets of Oregon-based Flightcraft.
FBOs

PrivateSky Sues Landlord, Claiming Unfair Competition

Florida FBO and MRO provider PrivateSky Aviation has filed a lawsuit against its Southwest Florida International Airport landlord, the Lee County Port Auth
Regulations and Government

Court Upholds Signature Dulles Verdict

A decision on Tuesday by the U.S.

GD Appoints New Gulfstream President

Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics announced today that Larry Flynn will succeed Joe Lombardo as president of the Savannah-based airframer starting
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New Aircraft Deliveries Continue To Slide

The general aviation industry’s rebound continues to sputter, according to first-half shipment numbers released this afternoon by the General Aviation Manu
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Sees Flat Bizav Deliveries

In its first-half earnings conference call this morning, Hawker Beechcraft announced its $487 million in new orders exceeded its cancellations of $80 milli
FBOs

ExxonMobil Calls It Quits on Avitat-branded FBOs

ExxonMobil confirmed to AIN that it has decided to exit the general aviation fuels business in the U.S.

People in Aviation: August 2011

General Dynamics has appointed Daniel Clare, former senior v-p and CFO of its Gulfstream subsidiary, president of its Jet Aviation Group.
Accidents

Accidents: August 2011

Preliminary Report: Medevac King Air Goes Down in Alaska Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Atqasuk, Alaska, May 16, 2011–Icing is suspected in
FBOs

New Locations for Million Air

Million Air’s newest operation a
FBOs

California FBOs Fire Back Against Lead Suit

A coalition of FBOs and fuel distributors who sell leaded avgas in California has filed a lawsuit against the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and the

Tempus Jets Plans for Africa

A U.S.-based aviation services provider Tempus Jets has partnered with the government of Rwanda to establish a stronger private aviation presence in
FBOs

Weston Aviation Adds to Its FBO Stable

Ahead of its scheduled opening date, UK-based service provider Weston Aviation inaugurated its Humberside International Airport facility, its third and tha
Airports

TSA Adds News DCA Gateways

The Transportation Security Administration has added several new FBOs as approved gateways for general aviation operators using the DCA Access Standard Sec
FBOs

TAC Air Consolidates at SUS

Texas-based Tac Air has purchased the former Executive Beechcraft facilities at Spirit of St.
FBOs

Landmark Opens LAX Customs Service

Landmark Aviation inaugurated the new Customs and Border Patrol facility at its Los Angeles International Airport location last month.
Environment

FuelerLinx Goes Mobile with New App

Fuel purchasing software developer FuelerLinx has launched the newest version of its fuel data tracking program.
Airports

French Airport Gets New FBO

Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées Airport in southwestern France inaugurated a new 5,400-sq-ft terminal dedicated to business aviation in July.
Airports

Florida Airport Set for Runway Extension

Florida’s Sebring Regional Airport (SRA) has been given the go-ahead from the state legislature to proceed with a 1,476-foot extension to primary Runway 18
FBOs

Landmark To Take Over at Tampa

The aviation authority at Tampa International Airport has awarded the 20-year lease of one of its two FBOs, formerly operated by Signature Flight Support,
Regulations and Government

Airport Group Opposes FAA Safety Plans

Opposing comments filed by the Airports Council International-North America in response to the FAA’s proposed rule calling for the adoption of safety manag
Airports

Amsterdam’s Airport Gets New GA Terminal

Schiphol Airport’s
FBOs

Infrastructure Investment Stalled, Says FBO Group

The General Aviation Infrastructure and Investment Coalition (GAIIC), a recently formed group of FBO operators (including most of the major domestic chains
FBOs

ExxonMobil Calls It Quits on Avitat-branded FBOs

Continuing the recent trend of major oil companies scaling back their general aviation commitments, ExxonMobil confirmed to AIN today that it has decided t

AIN Blog: Last Shuttle Flight Marks End of an Era

After a span of 30 years the space shuttle program ended on July 21 when Atlantis landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Accidents

Pilot Error Caused 2009 Fatal Pilatus Crash, Says NTSB

In a board meeting Tuesday, the NTSB pinned the blame for the