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.

Business Aviation Services Editor

Curt Epstein

Seattle-based aftermarket aerostructures provider Aviation Partners has expanded the installation network for its winglets with the addition of three new MRO specialists. The trio will give Dassault Falcon owners more location options for the upgrade of their jets, reducing potential downtime.
Greenwich Aerogroup subsidiary Western Aviation is an FAA Part 145 repair station in Boise, Idaho. A Dassault-authorized Falcon Jet Heavy Service Center, it also conducts factory-authorized service on all major business aviation models in the Western U.S. and Canada.
Centrally located in Wichita, Kansas, Yingling Aviation has been in service for nearly eight decades. While it traditionally specialized in Cessna Citation and Beechcraft airframes, the company is rapidly expanding into other types, offering maintenance and modifications on legacy aircraft.
Seal Aviation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is an FAA/EASA repair station that for the first time offers a mobile winglet installation option for Falcon customers. The company has nearly 20 years experience in repairing and modifying Falcon aircraft.
Aviation Partners’ winglets reduce drag and fuel burn while improving aircraft range and climb performance. They represent an effective and value-adding modification for the Falcon Jet range.
“Adding these installers answers aircraft owners’ demand for more MRO capacity and geographic convenience,” said Aviation Partners president Gary Dunn. “Each of them was selected for a track record of maintenance excellence, skilled technicians, and modification expertise.”

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Aviation Partners Expands Installation Dealer Network

The additions cover the Northwest, Central, and Southeast U.S.

Seattle-based aftermarket aerostructures provider Aviation Partners has expanded the installation network for its winglets with three new U.S. dealers.

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News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

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News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

The more work required on an aircraft, the more mechanics are needed

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News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

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