A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in 2007, Curt came to&nbsp;the publication&nbsp;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&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;sister publication&nbsp;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&nbsp; Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.
Before joining AIN, Curt worked with&nbsp;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.

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Curt Epstein

Monaco-based aircraft brokerage Boutsen Aviation recently reached a major milestone with the sale of its 350th aircraft since its founding in 1997 and has since eclipsed that mark by another five transactions.&nbsp;Those sales represent 130 different models from 17 manufacturers in 67 countries.

 


At EBACE 2018, the company is exhibiting an ACJ319 (SD26), the largest aircraft it has displayed to date. "We are strengthening our position in the heavy jet/bizliner segment with the exhibition of this Airbus, which will undoubtedly open more doors and lead to new opportunities and growth for the company,” said president Dominique Trinquet. The 2009 aircraft features an interior by Alberto Pinto Design and is the seventh ACJ the company has represented over the past few years.

 


“The pre-owned ACJ market is very active at the moment, and I am confident we will have a substantial interest from potential buyers,” said company founder, chairman, and former Formula One racer Thierry Boutsen. The four-section cabin seats 19, with berthing for 13. It features a forward lounge/dining/living area that converts to a conference room, as well as an aft lounge and master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom with shower.

 


Boutsen is also showing a Dassault Falcon 7X, S/N 112, this week in Geneva. "The 2011 aircraft is fully-equipped with the latest Dassault products, featuring the latest fly-by-wire system and has been recently EASy II+ upgraded to meet all avionics compliance requirements," noted Trinquet.

 


The company expanded its footprint into Southeast Asia with the addition of Atiesh Mishra as a sales representative based in India. He brings nearly two decades of industry experience, most recently as head of aircraft management with Execujet Aviation Indian operation. The addition represents the company’s growing influence outside of Monaco.

 


“We began with an exclusive representative in Dubai, which made us realize the effectiveness of having a representative on site in these important markets,” explained Boutsen. “Following that we expanded with a representative in Moscow, and with the latest addition of Mishra in New Delhi, I am confident we are developing our team in exactly the most strategic and important locations for our industry.”

Boutsen Brings the Big Iron

The Monaco-based aircraft broker is exhibiting an ACJ319, its largest aircraft to date, at EBACE.

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