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

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Jet Buyers Still Finding Financing among Higher Interest Rates

Cash is still king, but financing is available
Illustration of Jet and business men
Aircraft

Bombardier Loses Canadian Patrol Aircraft Bid to Boeing

Bombardier claims its multi-mission offering was never fully evaluted.
artist rendering of Boeing P-8 Poseidon in RCAF markings
FBOs

Nashville-area FBO Has Many Irons in the Fire

Hollingshead Aviation at Tennessee's Smyrna Airport is on a building spree
Hollingshead Aviation
FBOs

California FBO Completes Specialized Gulfstream Handling Course

Airframer's ground handling course is designed for all Gulfstream models
Gulfstream in front of Sun Air Jets hangar at Camarillo Airport
Airports

Toronto-area Buttonville Airport Calls It Quits

The GA airport once ranked among Canada's busiest
Aerial view of Buttonville Airport
Charter & Fractional

App-based Vaunt Offers Empty Leg Membership Program

Company looks to bring the thrill of private aviation to non-traditional customers
Volato Honda Jets at airport
Airports

Indiana Airport Completes Runway Extension Project

The three-year-long $15 million project increased KTYQ's runway to 7,000 feet
Guests at the celebration of KTYQ's lengthened runway reopening.
Environment

Jefferies: Some Sustainable Aviation Fuels Are Greener Than Others

Report shows the amount of lifecycle CO2 emissions savings can vary greatly
Air Company pilot test SAF production facility in Brooklyn
Environment

ICAO Adopts SAF Acceptance Framework at Dubai Event

Third ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels served to reinforce industry's decarbonization goals
SAF refueler at airport
Aircraft

GAMA: Q3 GA Aircraft Deliveries Up across All Sectors

Deliveries are climbing for private jets, turboprops, and helicopters, along with billings
Embraer Phenom 300 in flight
Safety

Accidental Hangar Foam Discharge Strikes Again

Several jets and piston aircraft exposed to corrosive fire-suppression foam
Airports

Vegas Grand Prix Draws Flocks of Private Aircraft

With hundreds of private aircraft arrivals to area airports, it served as a trial run for February's Super Bowl
Business aircraft lined up for departure at KLAS on Sunday after the Las Vegas Grand Prix
FBOs

Miami Exec FBO Adding More Hangars

The project will introduce new aircraft hangars into a crowded South Florida aviation market
Hangars under construction at KTMB
Environment

Gulfstream Completes First Transatlantic Flight on 100% SAF

Savannah to London flight using sustainable aviation fuel cut CO2 emissions by more than 70%
Gulfstream G600 being fueled with 100 percent SAF
Aircraft

Embraer: Now Is Harvest Time

Based on recent investments in product development, the airframer is now reaping the fruits of its labors
Embraer president Francisco Gomes Neto and CFO Carlos Garcia at Embraer Media Day
FBOs

Hawaii's Kona Airport Lands Another FBO Vendor

The new Big Island Jet Center will become the third FBO at PHKO
An artist rendering of Big Island Jet Center's permanent home
FBOs

Modern Aviation Breaks Ground on Hangars at KFRG

The additions will bring the facility to nearly 250,000 sq ft of hangar space by next year
Groundbreaking ceremony for new hangars at Modern Aviation KFRG
FBOs

ExecuJet's Dubai Bizav Terminal in the Home Stretch

Facility at Al Maktoum International Airport will focus on modern luxury
ExecuJet Middle East new facility at Al Maktoum International Airport
FBOs

Vegas Grand Prix To Create Aircraft Parking Logjam for Private Aviation

The event is anticipated to be a huge draw for private aviation, and most local airports are already booked up
Aerial shot of Henderson Executive Airport
Aircraft

South Carolina Airport Hangar Fire Destroys Aircraft

Blaze at Greenville Downtown Airport destroyed several aircraft
Burned hangar at Greenville Downtown Airport
Aircraft

Transport Canada Awards STC for Turboprop Beaver Upgrade

The Valdor Aviation Package offers a suite of upgrades and improvements for the aircraft
BX Turbo Beaver with STC from Valdor Aircraft
Airports

Facing Noise Concerns, Florida Airport Considers Move

Naples Airport is conducting a feasilbility study on moving the airport
Naples Airport
Safety

Dallas Company Offers Air Crew Mental Health Services

With the FAA announcing a new pilot mental health initiative, Crewise looks to help
Crewise COO and co-founder Whitney Bohac
FBOs

IBAC's IS-BAH Program Reaches Major Milestone

Since its inception in 2014, the safety-based program has registered 300 facilities worldwide
FBOs

Avfuel Welcomes Southern Arizona Airport to Its Network

The location will now offer all of Avfuel's programs, including contract fuel
FBO at Arizona's Sierra Vista Municipal Airport
Cabin Interior and Electronics

F/List Opens Florida Facility

The Austria-based interior materials provider continues its global expansion
F/List celebrates Fort Lauderdale opening
FBOs

UK's Brighton City Airport Joins Weston Aviation FBO Network

The Collection now includes all five Weston FBOs as well as three independent airports
Pilatus PC-12 on the ground at the UK's Brighton City Airport
Environment

Jetex Partners with Shell To Introduce SAF in UAE

Sustainable fuel will be available at Jetex's FBO at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport
Shell SAF tanker on Jetex ramp at DWC
Accidents

NTSB: Crew Ignored Instructions from ATC in Houston Bizjet Collision

A Raytheon Hawker 850 hit a Cessna Mustang landing on a crossing runway
Image from NTSB report showing paths of aircraft in accident
Environment

Singapore Concludes SAF Pilot Program with Positive Results

The 20-month-long program indicates the airport is ready for SAF
Representatives from CAAS, SIA, Temasek, ExxonMobil, and Neste at the uplifting of blended SAF onto SIA aircraft