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

UBS: No Bizjet Improvement, but Interest Increases

In its latest monthly business jet report, released last week, investment research firm UBS saw a slight increase in the overall used aircraft inventory in

Swiss center completing VIP Boeing 777 for Jeddah av firm

Bizjetliner completions specialist AMAC Aerospace has begun work on its first widebody VIP conversion.
Charter & Fractional

Ocean Sky opens office in Dubai

UK-based private aviation services provider Ocean Sky (Booth No.

Mideast Bizjets Run on More Than Oil

The strength of the Middle Eastern business jet market is no longer based solely on oil production, according to industry analyst Brian Foley.
Accidents

Accidents: Final Report - CONTROLLER ERROR CONSIDERED IN FATAL ACCIDENT

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Benavides, Texas, Oct.
Accidents

Accidents: Final Report - MAINTENANCE CONFUSION LEADS TO KING AIR CRASH

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Greer, S.C., Nov.
Accidents

Accidents: Factual Report - BIRD STRIKE EYED IN FATAL SIKORSKY CRASH

Sikorsky S-76C++, Morgan City, La., Jan.
Accidents

Accidents: Final Report - PILOT ERROR, WEATHER DOWNED HELICOPTER

Bell 206-L4, Sabine Pass, Texas, Dec.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Reports - CITATION SLIDES INTO SOUND ON LANDING

Cessna Citation 550, Manteo, N.C., Oct.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - DORNIER CRASH CLAIMS 14 LIVES

Dornier Do-228-101, Shikharpur, Nepal, Aug.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminiary Report - TWINJET VANISHES SOON AFTER TAKEOFF

Cessna Citation 501, Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Oct.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - PREMIER OVERRUNS RUNWAY

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Carthage, N.C., Sept.
Safety

NTSB Takes Stronger Stance on Helicopter Windshields

In its final report on last year’s fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76++ in Louisiana, the NTSB call
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance 2010

see Aviation Finance 2010.pdf.

Turbine deliveries slide further in 3Q

Year-over-year airplane deliveries declined again in the third quarter, but revenue at the manufacturers took a much smaller dip.

Sky Hope To Support Bizav Relief Efforts

Sky Hope Network has been formed by five industry professionals to offer business aviation ­support in emergencies.
Accidents

Business Aviation Safety Remains Nearly Level

The total number of U.S.

People in Aviation

Gulfstream has appointed two new production vice presidents.
FBOs

Honeywell sees upturn start in ’12

As the industry sees ­glimmers of hope that the downturn is finally ending, engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell anticipates at least one more down y
Aircraft

Nextant on course for 400XT ticket next year

The flight-test program is continuing apace for Nextant Aerospace’s Beechjet 400 conversion as it moves closer to certification.
Safety

Business Aviation Safety Remains Nearly Level

The total number of U.S.

NBAA builds a PDK playground

When NBAA's Annual Meeting and Convention last made its appearance in Atlanta in 2007, the association inaugurated a new community benefit program that aim

Honeywell forecasts end of downturn, growth returning

At this year's NBAA show, while attendees search for signs that the industry downturn is finally ending, engine, equipment and avionics manufacturer Honeyw
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Sky Hope Takes Off To Support Bizav Relief Efforts

Five industry professionals recently formed a new nonprofit organization, Sky Hope Network, to offer business aviation support in emergencies.
Environment

FuelerLinx offers fuel price aid

Aviation fuel-management software provider FuelerLinx has unveiled a new fueling pricing aid.

Emergency network seeks support

Sky Hope Network, a new nonprofit organization, has been established in the wake of the business aviation industry’s volunteer response to the Haiti earthq

State of the industry: Brazilian airframer to ramp-up production

While the industry downturn has affected airframers in different ways, in terms of deliveries, Brazil’s Embraer has managed to avoid the decline in o
Environment

Everest touts value of ‘fuel management’

Everest Fuel Management is using its NBAA appearance (Booth No.