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
FBOs
ExecuJet Expands Down Under and in Europe
International FBO operator ExecuJet announced three new FBO additions to its line-up.
FBOs
Landmark Absorbs Odyssey Aviation
Landmark Aviation is in the process of rebranding the seven FBOs it gained after finalizing its acquisition of the assets of Odyssey Aviation.
Accidents
Late Landing Go-around Felled Hawker 800, Says NTSB
The pilot’s decision to attempt a go-around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining caused the fatal crash of a Hawker 800A in July 200
Charter & Fractional
Exodus From Japan Begins
As the situation in Japan worsens following last week’s triple disaster of a 9.0 earthquake, a tsunami and the steadily deteriorating status of a major nuc
Fewer Helo Accidents But More Fatalities in 2010
While the overall number of turbine helicopter accidents in the U.S.
First-time S/D Conferene Attendee Guidance
This year Schedulers and Dispatchers attracted 125 first-time attendees, and to help them get the most out of the conference, organizers offered several or
S/D Attendees ‘Pay It Forward’
As part of NBAA’s growing tradition of community outreach, the Schedulers & Dispatchers advisory council partnered with the Savannah charity Assisting Work
Schedulers and Dispatchers 2011
When NBAA’s annual Schedulers and Dispatchers conference last visited Savannah, Ga., in 2008, it was at the apex of the industry’s most recent successful p
FBOs
Connecticut FBO Offers Surveillance for Aircraft
The Business Aircraft Center at Danbury Airport has installed a new system of remote viewing cameras that will allow aircraft owners and pilots to use a se
People in Aviation: March 2011
Jean-Paul Ebanga has assumed the role of president and CEO of CFM International, the joint venture between Snecma and General Electric.
FBOs
SCOTTSDALE FBO HONORED BY NETJETS
Scottdale AirCenter at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona was named NetJets’ top FBO for 2010.
Accidents
March 2011 Accidents
PRELIMINARY REPORT: IN-FLIGHT FIRE DOWNS MEXICAN HELICOPTER
Bell 212, Las Choapas, Mexico, Oct.
FBOs
JACKSONVILLE TO RENAME GA AIRPORTS
In an effort to increase the awareness of Jacksonville, Florida’s aviation system, the city’s aviation authority is renaming three of its owned and operate
FBOs
ATLANTIC AVIATION SELLS TWO FBOs
Atlantic Aviation parent company Macquarie Infrastructure announced last month that its facility and lease at Fresno Yosemite International Airport was sol
FBOs
GREEN IS GOLD FOR HERITAGE AVIATION
The recently opened FBO at Vermont’s Burlington International Airport was awarded Leed gold status last month by the U.S.
FBOs
De-icing Accident Blamed on Vehicle Operator
Improper de-icing procedures led to an accident that substantially damaged a Flexjet Challenger 300 last winter at Chicago Executive Airport, according to
FBOs
Aircraft Crushed When Hangar Roof Collapses
Maintenance provider Swift Aviation Services, located at Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.), suffered a roof cave-in of one of its hangars on February 2, evi
FBOs
APP Jet Center Adds to Its FBO Stable
APP Jet Center has acquired the former Key Air FBO at Fort Pierce Airport in Florida, making it the lone aviation services provider on the field.
FBOs
Military Passes NAS Brunswick to Civilian Use
A ceremony was held last month at the Naval Air Station at Brunswick, Maine to celebrate the “approval of the public benefit conveyance of the property t
FBOs
Shell Aviation Fuels Adds Two FBOs
Shell fuels distributor Eastern Aviation Fuels has added two new FBOs to its network.
GA Deliveries Down Again in 2010, Billings Increase
Last year saw the lowest number of turbine-powered aircraft deliveries since 2005, according to year-end statistics released this morning by the General Av
GAMA: 2010 deliveries down, billings up
by Curt Epstein
Despite the increases in business aircraft flight hours over the past year, positive economic indicators from the business co
GAMA: 2010 deliveries down, billings up
Despite the increases in business aircraft flight hours over the past year, positive economic indicators from the business community and a strong fourth-qu
Regulations and Government
Large Aircraft Security Proposal v2.0 Coming Soon
Speaking at the National Air Transportation Association's FBO Leadership Conference this week in Savannah, Ga., Transportation Security Administration gene
Green Is Gold for Heritage Aviation
Heritage Aviation, the recently op
FBOs
New Shenzhen FBO shows bizav is taking root in China
As general aviation slowly takes hold in China, light aircraft manufacturer Cirrus has partnered with city and airport authorities to establish a ne
FBOs
FBO Profile: Panorama Flight Services
The management style at Panorama Flight Services at Westchester County Airport (HPN), New York, can perhaps best be summed up as “the buck stops here.” How
Safety
Bizav Safety Nearly Unchanged in 2010
Despite a modest increase in the number of business aircraft flight hours between last year and 2009, the number of accidents remained virtually sta
Accidents
FACTUAL REPORT: FLAP SETTINGS EYED IN MU-2 CRASH
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Elyria, Ohio, Jan 18, 2010–The turboprop twin was destroyed and its ATP-rated pilot and three passengers were killed when it cr
