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

Late-night Flights to Bermuda Now Come at a High Price

As of last Wednesday, Bermuda L.F.

Gulfstream Resumes G650 Flight Tests

Gulfstream has resumed test flying its G650, and two of the aircraft are now flying as part of the flight-test program.
Aircraft

Former Gulfstream Exec Moss Joins Guggenheim Partners

Bryan Moss, the former president and vice chairman of Gulfstream, has joined private investment firm Guggenheim Partners as the chairman of its recently re

VistaJet Makes a Splash in Paris

Bombardier announced last month at the Paris Air Show that Swiss private aviation provider VistaJet has placed a firm order for 10 copies of the Global 800

Peter Edwards To Leave Jet Aviation

Jet Aviation announced last month that Peter Edwards has resigned as president of the company.
Aircraft

AIN Blog: McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II Is Still Haunting the Courts

The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II’s radical, wedge-shaped design still looks exotic, even in the 20 years since the program was cancelled after an outl
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FBOs

Wrangling Continues over Dulles Hangar Casualties

The repercussions of last year’s collapse of t
Environment

Avfuel Adds Two New Locations to Its Network

Aviation fuels provider Avfuel has added North Philadelphia Jet Center and the Kearney Aviation Center as branded Avfuel dealers.
Environment

UK’s Cambridge Airport Seeks FBO Suitor

At least six aviation services providers have expressed interest in taking over management of the FBO at the UK’s Cambridge Airport, according to the airpo
FBOs

Signature and NetJets Ink Deal for Private-Use FBO

Signature Flight Support and NetJets signed a long-term lease that will provide the fractional operator with a dedicated, private terminal at Palm Beach In
Airports

Gulfport Airport Eyes Expansion

Mississippi airport rises from the ashes of Hurricane Katrina
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FBOs

Shell Aeroclass Announces New Mobile App

Shell Aviation Fuels has developed a new mobile electronics application to help members of its customer loyalty program manage their accounts.
FBOs

Gary Jet Center Plans Expansion

Private FBO operator Gary Jet Center, the sole service provider at Gary/Chicago International Airport, has broken ground on a 40,000-sq-ft hangar that will
FBOs

ERAU To Create FBO Course

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is developing a course on FBO management and is seeking industry feedback in the form of a survey on what aspec
FBOs

Sheltair Expands Apron at Panama City

Sheltair recently completed the expansion of its FBO ramp at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport.
FBOs

Eurojet Announces New FBO

UK-based aircraft management, charter and maintenance provider Eurojet Aviation has selected Birmingham Airport as the location for its third FBO.
FBOs

ExecuJet Expands Spanish Footprint

International aviation services provider ExecuJet Aviation has expanded its ground-handling portfolio with the addition of FBOs at Gerona, Ibiza and Pal
Accidents

Accidents: July 2011

Preliminary Report: Global Suffers Wing Strike on Landing Bombardier Global Express XRS, Teterboro, N.J., April 21, 2011–While the twinjet was land

People in Aviation: July 2011

Bruno Spagnolini has been named CEO of AgustaWestland.
Aircraft

Bombardier Fattens Global Order Book

At the Paris Air Show, Bombardier announced it had received another order for the latest ultra-long-range Globals.
FBOs

APP Jet Center Consolidates at Hayward Executive

APP Jet Center has acquired the former Atlantic Aviation FBO at Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) in Hayward, Calif., and combined it with its existing facil
Charter & Fractional

Arcadia Shuts Its Doors

The storied history of a series of well known aviation companies entered its final chapter last month when aircraft charter/management provider and FBO ope
FBOs

Landmark Revamps GSO FBO

Landmark Aviation’s FBO at Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, N.C., has seen an increase in business since its opening in May follow
FBOs

Landmark Takes Over MIA FBO

A Florida court has upheld Miami-Dade County’s decision to award Landmark Aviation a 10-year operating lease for its FBO at Miami International Airport (MI
Airports

Customs Booming at Two Florida Airports

In the first four months since U.S.
Airports

NATA Concerned with Proposed Airport SMS Plan

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has formally responded to the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would create a requirement
Security

NATA Concerned with Proposed Airport SMS Plan

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has formally responded to the FAA’s proposed rulemaking that would require all commercially served airpo
Aircraft

JetNet’s Crystal Ball Shows $258B in Bizjets by 2020

JetNet released its first 10-year business jet delivery forecast last week, predicting worldwide deliveries of 11,476 new business jets worth $258 billion

Insurance survey sheds light on industry’s most costly claims

Newly hired general aviation industry workers are most at risk for suffering on-the-job injuries, according to a study released recently by United States