Curt Epstein
Business Aviation Services 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.

Latest from Curt Epstein

Charter & Fractional

AirSprint Adds Another CJ3+ to Canada’s Largest Frax Fleet

Operator now has 25 Cessna Citations among its offerings
Cessna CJ3+
Maintenance and Modifications

Elevate MRO Now Offers Engine Mx through StandardAero

The company can now provide support on the PWC PT6A and JT15D
Schematic of PWC PT6A turboprop engine
Sustainability and Environment

Bell 505 Helicopter Racks Up the SAF Flight Hours

A Bell 505 has achieved more than 700 flight hours using blended SAF
Bell 505
Operations

Goodyear Streamlines Global Aviation Business

The Ohio-based tire manufacture serves multple sectors in the industry
Goodyear sign w/blimp
Training and Workforce

JSSI, IADA Award First Aviation Innovation Grant

The program aims to foster advances in bizav
FBO
Airports

AOPA Joins Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Closure Battle

The city is eyeing the airport's 450 waterfront acres for redevelopment
Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland
FBOs

Sky Harbour Reaches 20th Hangar Complex Location

Private hangar developer expects to open at KPDK in 2028
Artist rendering of planned Sky Harbour campus at KPDK
FBOs

Sheltair Founder Jerry Holland Passes at Age 90

He grew the company into the largest privately-owned FBO network
Jerry Holland
Charter & Fractional

RoyalJet Selects LEAP Engines for Upcoming ACJ320neos

Aircraft operator is expecting its first ACJ delivery next year
Airbus ACJ320
Rotorcraft

Airbus Snags 10-ship H125 Order at European Rotors

Deal is with Airbus Nordic distributor Østnes Helicopters
Airbus H125s
Airports

Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Breaks Ground on CBP Facility

Multi-million dollar inspection post is expected to open in late 2026
artist rendering of new CBP facility at KSTP
Sustainability and Environment

LanzaJet Starts SAF Production at Georgia Plant

The facility is the first to use alcohol-to-jet technology
LanzaJet's Georgia SAF production facility.
Operations

PrimeFlight Buys Aircraft Detailing Business at KTEB

Signature Aviation acquired the aircraft cleaning business last year
Prime Appearance crew at work on a Gulfstream exterior
Operations

PrimeFlight Buys Aircraft Detailing Business at KTEB

Signature Aviation acquired the aircraft cleaning business last year
people
FBOs

Accomplished Aviator and GA Advocate Pat Epps Flys West

He leaves behind a wide legacy of aviation accomplishments
Pat Epps
Sustainability and Environment

SAF Demand Increasing, Say Experts at Bombardier

Among all commerical SAF users, NetJets ranks as number four
Bombardier sustainability experts at Safety Standdown
FBOs

New FBO Terminal Debuts in Killeen, Texas

Facilty is the latest addition to the Avfuel dealer network
New terminal at Skylark Field Airport
Regulations and Government

In Wake of GA Ban Exemption, FAA Defines ‘Based Aircraft’

Based aircraft counts are also a factor in grant determination
private jets on ramp
Sustainability and Environment

Aether Fuels To Partner on Singapore SAF Refinery

Aether Fuels To Partner on Singapore SAF Refinery
Rendering of Project Beacon SAF facility in Singapore
FBOs

Signature Opens Additional Terminal at KPBI

The move gives it two general use terminals on the field
Signature North at KPBI
FBOs

Texas MRO Provider Haven Opens Its First FBO

The new facility in Amarillo will have its grand opening on Novermber 20
Haven ASG FBO at KAMA
FBOs

Million Air KHPN Joins Argus Base Ops Safety Audit Program

Location is first in the FBO chain to work on this certification
Million Air KHPN
FBOs

Jet Aviation Is Up and Running at Miami–Opa Locka Exec

The company expects to complete the facility early next year
Fuel tanker at Jet Aviation KOPF
Accidents

King Air with Jamaica Relief Goods Crashes in Florida

The accident occurred minutes after takeoff
FBOs

Waco, Texas FBO Changes Hands

Acquisition makes the 22nd location for the Freeman Holdings Group
Former Texas Aero FBO at Waco
Airports

Taxiway Repairs Spur Overnight Runway Closures at KVNY

The $19 million project will run through February
Taxiway construction at KVNY
FBOs

Signature Aviation Adds Florida Location

The move strenghtens the company's network in the Southeast U.S.
Fort Lauderdale Executive Jet Center Ramp
Operations

World Kinect Completes Trip Support Business Purchase

The $220 million deal was first announced in September
Universal Weather & Aviation Sign
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Adds Third New Mexico Location

Mega-chain now totals 107 FBOs in the U.S. and Caribbean
Former Jet Center at Santa Fe lobby
FBOs

Oklahoma Airport Building New General Aviation Terminal

Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport will replace its 60-year-old facility
Artist rendering of Ardmore Downtown Exectutive Airport's new terminal