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

People in Aviation: May 2011

Daher-Socata CEO Stéphane Mayer has added the title of president, replacing François Lépinoy, who will become president of the executi
FBOs

FBO Profile: Airflite at Long Beach

When it comes to customer service, Airflite at Long
Accidents

June 2011 Accidents

Preliminary Report: Indian Helicopter Crash Claims Five Eurocopter AS350B3, Luguthang, India, April 30, 2011–The Ecureuil (Squirrel) was dest

AIN Blog: Beware Complacency

One of my assignments here at AIN is compiling and editing the Accidents page for our flagship monthly magazine, Aviation International News.
FBOs

U.S. Aviation Opens Denton, Texas FBO

Aircraft maintenance provider U.S.
FBOs

Airport Weighs Name Change

Officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are considering selling the naming rights to Pittsburgh International Airport in a possible effort to raise mo
FBOs

McCarran Hangar on the Sale Block

A nearly 20,000-sq-ft hangar is available at the Paradise Aviation Center located at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
FBOs

Signature Launches Dedicated Nice Fuel Service

SIGNATURE LAUNCHES DEDICATED NICE FUEL SERVICE Starting last month, customers using the Signature/Aviapartner FBO at France’s Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport bene
FBOs

Iraq To Get First FBO

Orange County, Calif.-based Macair recently announced it has launched a subsidiary which will become the exclusive private jet handling company at Erbil In
FBOs

India Opens First International Bizav Terminal

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai became the first in India to offer a dedicated facility for international private jet travel when it wa
FBOs

London Biggin Hill Sees New FBO

Qatar-based aviation services provider Rizon Jet has expanded from its flagship Doha facility with the opening of its second FBO, located at London Biggin
FBOs

Avfuel Gains More Dealers

AvFuel has added a trio of new locations to its distribution network.
FBOs

Paragon Group Adds to Roster

Enterprise Jet Center in Houston and Texas Jet in Fort Worth are the latest companies to join the recently formed Paragon Aviation Group network.
FBOs

Landmark Opens Newest FBO

Landmark Aviation officially began operations last month at its newest facility at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
FBOs

Holland Sheltair Rebrands

The Holland Sheltair Aviation Group, which operates 13 FBOs in Florida, New York and Georgia, announced that it has combined its aviation services segment,
FBOs

FBO Scrutiny Heightened After Bin Laden Death

In the wake of the killing of terrorist chieftain Osama bin Laden last month by U.S.
Airports

Memphis GA Airport Ravaged by Flood

General DeWitt Spain Airport (M01) in Memphis, Tenn., has been closed since May 4 by the epic flooding of the Mississippi River.
Aircraft

Gama:  Deliveries, billings down in 1Q 2011

General aviation aircraft deliveries during the first three months of this year experienced another overall drop of 4.6 percent

JetNet Unveils iQ and CRM to boost industry knowledge

Business aviation data provider JetNet is mark
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety focuses on Asia, Middle East markets

After a year best described as challenging, flight-training provider FlightSafety International has seen an uptick in business since January and is adding
Training and Workforce

CAE plans major global expansion

Flight training provider CAE is preparing to double its global network of business aviation training centers over the next two years.
Airports

Memphis GA Airport Submerged in Flood

General DeWitt Spain Airport (M01) in Memphis has been closed since last Wednesday due to the flooding from the Mississippi River.

HBC: Backlog and Deliveries Up, but GA Revenues Down

In its first-quarter earnings call this morning Hawker Beechcraft announced it has increased its backlog over the previous quarter by $122 million, to $1.5
Accidents

Investigation continues into G650 crash

The investigation continues into

People in Aviation: May 2011

Airborne communications and flight following provider Guardian Mobility has appointed Howard Pearl president and CEO.
Security

Accidents: May 2011

Preliminary Report: King Air Crashes on Takeoff Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Long Beach, Calif., March 16, 2011–The twin turboprop was s
Environment

As fuel prices rise, biofuels wait for approval

Civil unrest in the Middle East has pushed up the price of jet fuel by more than 30 percent since December.
FBOs

Winner Aviation Sold

Winner Aviation, the sole aviation services provider at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) in Vienna, Ohio, was purchased by its former manager, Rick
Airports

Two Moscow Airport To Merge

The Russian government intends to combine Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports into a single state-owned entity to renovate them and eventually sell them to p
Airports

Signature Rebrands Its Maintenance Operations

Signature Flight Support has launched its new maintenance brand, Signature TechnicAir.