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.

Curt Epstein

Latest from Curt Epstein

Aircraft

Gulfstream G700 Earns UK CAA Approval

New Gulfstream flagship received FAA nod in March
Gulfstream G700 in flight
Safety

New Jersey Charter Operator Earns FAA SMS Conformance

Aviation Charters is now offering assistance to other operators looking to follow it
FlightServ FBO at Trenton Mercer Airport
FBOs

Cutter Aviation To Expand at Prescott Regional Airport

Project will add ramp and parking space
Ground work at Cutter Aviation KRPC
Airports

Hawaii's Kawaihāpai Airfield Gets New Half-century Lease

Army-owned Kawaihāpai Airfield is located on the northern coast of Oahu
FBOs

Florida FBO To Launch Major Redevelopment Project

The $70 million project will add 150,000 sq ft of hangar space and a new terminal
artist rendering of planned National Jets terminal
Fuel

Tokyo Haneda Airport Clamps Down on Pax-onboard Fueling

Change is expected to reach other airports in the country
Marshaling business jet on ramp at Tokyo Haneda Airport
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Guardian Jet Launches Light Business Aircraft Division

The company is well-known in the large aircraft sales segment
Keegen Dwyer and Andy Ross, Guardian Jet
FBOs

AEG Connects in the Motor City

Maven by Midfield is the 20th location in the AEG Fuels branded dealer network
Maven by Midfield FBO at KPTK
Maintenance and Modifications

Skyservice Launches Aircraft Recycling Business

Company will offer flexible options to owners of retired aircraft
Aircraft undergoing disassembly
FBOs

Signature To Expand Facility with Dulles Jet Center Buy

Move will add nearly 200,000 sq ft of facilities at Washington, D.C. airport
Dulles Jet Center
FBOs

Galaxy FBO KADS: A Rising Star in the Lone Star State

In less than two years, the FBO has developed tight bonds with its customers
Galaxy FBO KADS
FBOs

New Hawaii FBO Reaches Fuel Sale Milestone

The facility opened in mid-December 2023
jetliner on BIg Island Jet Center ramp
Charter & Fractional

Volato To Take Its First Frax G280 on Tour

Fractional provider will celebrate with a national tour of the super-midsize twinjet
Article image
FBOs

Olympics Provide European Business Aviation Boost

Paris Le Bourget Airport in particular saw a surge in arrivals last week
Business jets on ExecuJet's Le Bourget Ramp
FBOs

Virginia Airport To Vote on Taking Over FBOs

Airport commission considers consolidating two service providers
Richmond Jet Center FBO
FBOs

Loyd's Aviation To Take Over Paso Robles FBO

Company owns and operates the Bakersfield Jet Center
artist rendering of planned expansion of Paso Robles FBO terminal
Fuel

World Fuel Services To Acquire Epic Fuels GA Business

The move will add more than 300 new customers, including 100 FBOs, to its network
Epic Fuels tanker parked in front of business jet
Training and Workforce

Georgia Bizjet Operator Scores Navy Training Contract

Phoenix Air Group will provide 10 Learjets for electronic warfare testing and evaluation
Phoenix Air Group Learjet in flight
Maintenance and Modifications

Spectrum Aeromed Earns FAA Nod for Kodiak Medical Package

The approval allows the utility turboprop to act as an air ambulance
Spectrum Aeromed modification for the Kodiak 100
Environment

Neste's Texas Deal Could Open Up SAF to Eastern U.S.

The SAF producer has acquired SAF storage space near the pipelines feeding much of the country
ONEOK's Galena Park Terminal in Houston
Environment

Signature Aviation Brings SAF to Paris for Olympics

FBO chain will have a limited supply of SAF at its Paris Le Bourget facility
Signature line service technician by refueler
ATC

Newark ATC Control To Switch to Philadelphia Tracon

Move will relocate a dozen controllers from New York Tracon to Philadelphia
N.Y. TRACON in Westbury, N.Y.
Environment

Engine Maker Continental Signs Sustainability Pact

The new agreement will bring the company into the alternative power realm
Aircraft

Cirrus Delivers 10,000th SR-series Airplane

SR piston singles have been the sales leader in its aircraft class for the past 22 years
Cirrus Aircraft Employees encircle the 10,000th Cirrus SR series
Environment

Airbus, ACI World Ink New Aviation Sustainability Agreement

The two organizations will work to share information and shape policy in the aviation industry
Luis Felipe de Oliveira, ACI World director general & CEO, and Airbus chief sustainability officer Julie Kitcher, sign aviation sustainability agreement
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Introduces Enhanced Online Pricing Options

New functionality is aimed at increasing pricing transparency
Wheels Up jet
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Notes 60 Years as PT6 Service Provider

The ubiquitous turboprop engine family has racked up half a billion flying hours
StandardAero's turboprop center of excellence for turboprop engine MRO in Summerside, PEI, Canada
Engines

Company Debuts Industry-first 'Smart' GPU at Oshkosh

The compact units offer Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity for remote monitoring
White Lightning SmartGPU attached to airplane
FBOs

Power Finally Restored at KHOU after Hurricane Beryl

It took more than a week to restore full power to all the FBOs at Hobby Airport
Hobby Airport
Aircraft

Embraer Bizjet Shipments Climb 18% in First Half of 2024

The Brazilian company's backlog has reached a seven-year high
Embrear Phenom 300E