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

New Delhi-based SRC Aviation is the first aviation service provider certified under new International Standard for Business Aviation Handling (IS-BAH), the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) announced February 17 at the first BizAv India Conference, held in Bangalore. Launched last year, the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2014-05-22/ibac-unveils-new-ground-handling-standard">voluntary code of best practices</a> for FBOs and business aviation handling agents mirrors IBAC’s International Standard for Business Aviation Operators (IS-BAO) in the incorporation of a safety management system.

 


“IBAC is particularly pleased to announce this first IS-BAH registration at the first BizAv India Conference hosted by the Business Aviation Operators Association of India,” noted IBAC director general Kurt Edwards. “We are delighted that SRC Aviation has adopted the IS-BAH code of best practice. It has made a clear commitment to employing industry best practices and demonstrating its leadership in safety management and risk mitigation.”

 


According to IS-BAH program director Terry Yeomans, there are currently 26 certified independent IS-BAH auditors worldwide, and more than 100 companies have thus far taken the program workshop. He noted the standard is a living document created by the industry, and he expects feedback from participants to shape its evolution.

 


The IS-BAH supersedes the National Air Transportation Association’s Safety 1st Ground Audit.

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

IBAC Announces First Certified  Bizav Handler

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Systems, culture, and training key to preventing aviation mishaps

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News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Tony Kern brings his A game to the annual safety event

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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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