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.

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Latest from Curt Epstein

Environment

U.S. Up To Meet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Challenge

Three years in, the U.S. is on track to meet SAF production goal
Panel discussion at SAF conference
Environment

Minnesota SAF Coalition Notes Progress

Group looks to develop and expand SAF production in the state
Aircraft

GAMA: Bizjet Deliveries, Billings Up in First-half 2024

Turboprop segment saw slight decline, but business jet shipments rose 9% YOY
Gulfstream G700
Aircraft

Bombardier Provides Base for Learjet Restoration Project

New agreement will give the project a long-term home
Lear Jet 23-003 under restoration at Bombardier's Wichita campus
Charter & Fractional

Desert Jet Sells Aircraft Charter Management Division

The company leaves its roots as an aircraft operator
Desert Jet charter fleet
ATC

FCG OPS Adds Real-time Monitoring to Flight Services

Upgrades will be rolled out through the company's trip-support network
ATC

AOPA Objects to Possible Florida Airport Landing Fees

The automated fees could start appearing next month
Florida's Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Environment

Avflight To Offer SAF at Arizona FBO

It is the chain's first location to carry continuous supplies of SAF
Avflight line technician at refueler
FBOs

Sweet Aviation Acquires FBO at Indiana's Goshen Airport

Move gives the company two FBOs and expands its presence at KGSH
Maintenance and Modifications

KCAC Aviation Starts Build on New Hangar in Kansas

The project will double the company's maintenance capacity at KOJC
Artist rendering of KCAC Aviation's new maintenance hangar at KOJC in Kansas
FBOs

Sheltair Again Expands KTPA FBO

The new construction comes on the heels of last year's development
Artist rendering of Hangar 9 project at Sheltair Tampa
FBOs

AIN Announces Inaugural FBO Awards Gala

New Orleans will be the site of AIN's first-ever aircraft service provider awards event
U.S. Freedom Pavilion at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans
FBOs

Harrods Aviation Scores 1st IS-BAH Stage 3 in UK

The company demonstrated its embrace of SMS at both its Luton and Stansted locations
Harrods Aviation sign in front of facility
Environment

Book-and-claim Crucial to SAF Expansion

Book-and-claim enables anyone, anywhere to purchase SAF credits
Signature line service technician refueling airplane with SAF
FBOs

Southern Sky Aviation: Boosting Business at Trent Lott International

In just three years, the company has made itself at home at KPQL
Aerial photo of Southern Sky FBO at KPQL
Aircraft

Global Jet Capital: Bizav Market Continues To Normalize

Says industry is well positioned to weather any future economic downturn
Article image
FBOs

AEG Connect Expands Footprint in Florida

Avon Park Executive Airport is a Central Florida gateway
Airport-operated FBO at Central Florida's Avon Park Executive Airport
FBOs

Airport Commission Shelves FBO Takeover in Richmond

The controversial plan drew fire from the aviation industry and elected officials alike
Million Air Richmond
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Cuts Ribbon on Major Illinois Facility Expansion

Increase will bring the company to 545,000 sq ft of facilities at East Alton
Ribbon cutting on new West Star hangar at KALN
FBOs

Polish Airport Adding Bizav Hangar Complex

The new facility will be able to handle a trio of ACJs simultaneously
hangar complex under construction at Katowice Airport
FBOs

Atlantic Unveils New Music City FBO

The Nashville facility now easily handles high-passenger-volume flights
Atlantic Aviation's new Nashville FBO
ATC

New KTEB Departure Route Activated

WENTZ 1 route will replace the RUUDY 6 departure procedure
private aircraft departing KTEB
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

IADA Expands Membership with Eight More Companies

Among the latest companies are dealers, lenders, law firms, and an aircraft management provider
aircraft in static display
FBOs

New Mexico FBO Wins First Avfuel Community Service Award

Bode Aero Services was selected from nearly 700 candidates
Bode Aero Services at Double Eagle II Airport in New Mexico
FBOs

Boston-area FBO Hosts Veteran Flight Event

For some, a flight in a WWII trainer brought back decades old memories
U.S. Military veterans posing by Stearman trainer
Charter & Fractional

NATA and Levo Aero Form Partnership

NATA members will receive a no-cost trial of Levo's new charter platform
Levo.Aero screenshot
Environment

DC Aviation, AEG Fuels Ink SAF Book-and-claim Deal

The agreement will cover DC Aviation's Maltese FBO and aircraft operations
Environment

Australian SAF Refinery Project Enters Study Phase

Supported by Boeing and the local government, construction is expected to begin in 2026
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Goes Greener

The company has moved to Tier 2 status under NATA's Green Aviation Business Standard
Duncan Aviation aircraft maintenance hangar
Airports

South Dakota's Pierre Regional Airport Rehabs Runways

Pierre Regional Airport is spending nearly $14 million on runway upkeep
Aerial Photo of Pierre Regional Airport (KPIR)