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.

Latest from Curt Epstein

Like a Phoenix, Dulles Jet Center Rises from Wreckage

Less than two years after the collapse of three of its four hangars during a heavy snowstorm, the Dulles Jet Center (DJC) reopened today
Aircraft

AIN Blog: The Car of My Dreams

The latest example of flying car is set to begin production.
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FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Adds FBOs and Expands Rewards Program

FBO services provider Atlantic Aviation has made several recent additions to its location roster.
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FBOs

Amid Turbulence, Avfuel Continues to Expand

Amid the recent announcements of major fuel companies withdrawing from the general-aviation arena, independent fuel provider Avfuel continues to see growth
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Aircraft

Legacy 500 To Fly By Year End

Work is progressing on Embraer’s newest offering, the midsize Legacy 500, and the Brazilian airframer says it is on schedule to fly the $18.4 million twinj
Maintenance and Modifications

BLR Has King Air Operators Looking UPP

BLR Aerospace has achieved FAA certification for its latest upgrade package for the King Air 200 series turboprops.
FBOs

Little-known Ross Aviation Operates 14-FBO Chain

While most FBO chains go to great lengths to emphasize their branding and the extent of their network, one marches to the beat of its own drum.
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Aircraft

Embraer Sees Brighter Skies Ahead

While it has certainly felt the same pressures as its competition, Embraer expects a change in the bizjet market to come soon.
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FBOs

Fuelerlinx Adds To Fuel-finding Functionality

Aviation fuel-planning software provider Fuelerlinx is on hand at NBAA to demonstrate the latest features of its product.
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FBOs

Fuel Price Program Aims to Curb Volatility

Aviation services provider TAC Air has unveiled a new product at NBAA (Booth No.
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Safety

General Aviation Safety Is on NTSB’s Radar

Amid changes to the format of its annual “most wanted” list, the NTSB has included improvement in general aviation safety as one of its hot-button topics.
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Regulations and Government

California Avgas Lawsuit on Temporary Hold

After hearing arguments for more than two hours yesterday, a California Federal Judge has postponed until next week any preliminary rulings on

Hurricane Irene Caused Air Travel Woes

At the end of August, the Caribbean and the East Coast of the U.S.
Accidents

Accidents: October 2011

Preliminary Report: Chartered Jetliners Suffer Fatal Crashes Yakovlev Yak-42D, Yaroslavl, Russia, Sept.
Airports

Runway Project Completed at CNI

The runway expansion project at Cherokee County Airport (CNI, formerly known as 47A) in Canton, Ga., was completed last month.
Airports

Israel To Receive New Airport

The Israeli ministry of tourism announced plans for the construction of a new international airport scheduled to open in 2014.
FBOs

Skyservice Business Aviation Reaches Milestone

Skyservice Business Aviation, headquartered in Montréal, celebrated the chain’s 25th anniversary in August.
Airports

Brazil Enters Airport Privatization Business

Anticipating an increase in the number of air travel passengers over the next few years, Brazil has auctioned off the rights to build the first major airpo
FBOs

Laser System Aims To Prevent Hangar Rash

To prevent damage to aircraft as they are moved in hangars, charter and aircraft management provider Talon Air, based at Republic Airport on New York’s Lon
FBOs

Atlanta FBO Completes Ramp Expansion

Preferred Jet Center at Atlanta’s Cobb County-McCollum Airport recently finished a four-month-long ramp improvement project that will allow the FBO to acco
FBOs

Avfuel Expands Dealer Network

Independent fuel supplier Avfuel has added the first branded dealer outside North America to its network.

People in Aviation: October 2011

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Karin-Joyce Tjon as its new CFO.

Cirrus Expects Funding To Start Flowing

Cirrus Aircraft reached a milestone late last week when newly appointed CEO Dale Klapmeier delivered the 5,000th SR-series airplane, an event staged at AOP

AIN Blog: Legacy 600 Flight Provides a Glimpse of the Good Life

As someone who writes about private aviation, I find it instructive (not to mention downright pleasant) every chance I get to fly on a business jet. My la
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Aircraft

Embraer Legacy 500 Is Ready for Wings

Work is progressing on the prototype of Embraer’s new midsize Legacy 500, and the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer says it is on schedule to fly the $18.4 m
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Environment

ExxonMobil Exits U.S. GA Fuel Business

Continuing the recent trend of major oil companies scaling back their general aviation commitments,
Airports

Florida FBO Sues Airport Authority

Amid allegations of public funds being used by an airport authority to compete against a privately owned FBO, Southwest Florida International Airport-based

Slide Continues for Business Aviation

The first six months of the year proved disheartening for those who hoped for an uptick in aircraft deliveries.