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

DAS Aviation has expanded its heat exchanger inspection, repair, and overhaul service to include Cessna Citation business jets.&nbsp;The Part 145 repair station—which has llocations in Texas, Ohio, and Colorado—begins each project with a comprehensive inspection to assess a heat exchanger unit’s condition, both internally and externally.
Using pressure testing and defect evaluation, the team determines whether a unit remains serviceable and what corrective action is required. It can perform everything from minor local repairs for small, isolated defects to complete overhauls for more extensive damage, including replacement of the core assembly.
“Heat exchangers operate in one of the harshest environments on the aircraft, facing both structural and thermal stress,” said DAS new product development engineer Andrew Rietschel. “Our job is to return these units to a fully serviceable condition as quickly as possible, without altering the certified design.”
The program delivers an average two-week turnaround while restoring every unit to original manufacturer specifications. When that timeframe is too long, the company maintains flat-rate exchange units in stock and ready to ship, providing an immediate option to return aircraft to service.
“Our customers expect fast, dependable turn times,” added Rietschel. “By standardizing our evaluation and repair workflow and adhering to OEM specifications, we deliver consistent quality across the Cessna fleet.”

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.

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

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News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

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