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

FBOs

Shell Aviation Fuels Adds Two FBOs

Shell fuels distributor Eastern Aviation Fuels has added two new FBOs to its network.

GA Deliveries Down Again in 2010, Billings Increase

Last year saw the lowest number of turbine-powered aircraft deliveries since 2005, according to year-end statistics released this morning by the General Av
FBOs

DCA Security Program Moves Into TSA GA Office

The Transportation Security Administration has transferred authority over the

GAMA: 2010 deliveries down, billings up

by Curt Epstein Despite the increases in business aircraft flight hours over the past year, positive economic indicators from the business co

GAMA: 2010 deliveries down, billings up

Despite the increases in business aircraft flight hours over the past year, positive economic indicators from the business community and a strong fourth-qu
Regulations and Government

Large Aircraft Security Proposal v2.0 Coming Soon

Speaking at the National Air Transportation Association's FBO Leadership Conference this week in Savannah, Ga., Transportation Security Administration gene

Green Is Gold for Heritage Aviation

Heritage Aviation, the recently op
FBOs

New Shenzhen FBO shows bizav is taking root in China

As general aviation slowly takes hold in China, light aircraft manufacturer Cirrus has partnered with city and airport authorities to establish a ne
FBOs

FBO Profile: Panorama Flight Services

The management style at Panorama Flight Services at Westchester County Airport (HPN), New York, can perhaps best be summed up as “the buck stops here.” How
Safety

Bizav Safety Nearly Unchanged in 2010

Despite a modest increase in the number of business aircraft flight hours between last year and 2009, the number of accidents remained virtually sta
Accidents

FACTUAL REPORT: FLAP SETTINGS EYED IN MU-2 CRASH

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Elyria, Ohio, Jan 18, 2010–The turboprop twin was destroyed and its ATP-rated pilot and three passengers were killed when it cr
Accidents

FINAL REPORT: PILOT, ATC CITED IN KING AIR WEATHER CRASH

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Benavides, Texas, Oct.
Accidents

FACTUAL REPORT: GIV DAMAGED IN TAXI ACCIDENT

Gulfstream IV, New York, N.Y., July 27, 2010–While the twinjet was taxiing to its parking area on the ramp at John F.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: MERIDIANS SUFFER ENGINE FAILURES

Piper PA-46-500TP, Port Mansfield, Texas, Oct.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: GIV OVERRUNS WET RUNWAY ON LANDING

Gulfstream IV, Gander, Canada, Oct.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: FRENCH TURBOPROP SUFFERS FATAL CRASH

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, St.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: KING AIR LOSES DOOR IN FLIGHT

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 300, Minneapolis, Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: PHENOMS SUFFER RUNWAY DEPARTURES

Embraer Phenom 100, La Verne, Calif, Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: ICE INTERFERES WITH AIRCRAFT CONTROLS

Cessna Citation 560XL, Birmingham, Ala., Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: LEARJET BURNS AFTER RUNWAY DEPARTURE

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Springfield, Ill., Jan.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: MIDAIR CLAIMS TWO LIVES

Eurocopter EC135, Cessna 172L, Weyers Cave, Va., Dec.
Airports

New FBO Network Established

Aviation fuels supplier Delk's Valley Oil has formed the Paragon Aviation Group of FBOs, which it says will offer members leveraged buying power on service
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: PREMIER I CRASHES IN SWITZERLAND

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Bever, Switzerland, Dec.
Airports

Avfuel Expands Dealer Network

Independent fuel supplier Avfuel has added several new venues to its network of dealers.
Airports

New Airport Opens in Utah

Marking the changing of the guard last month in Utah, one St.
FBOs

Texas Airport Seeks FBO Operator

Midway Regional Airport in Midlothian, Texas, has issued a request for proposals for an experienced operator to take over the current airport-operat

People: February 2011

Signature Flight Support announced several executive promotions.
FBOs

Pilotaway Offers FBO Reservations

Chase Larabee, creator of the AllFBO Web site, has added a new Web-based platform called Pilotaway.com that allows pilots and dispatchers to make reservati
FBOs

Aero Charter Jet Center Expands at Spirit of Saint Louis

Aero Charter Jet Center has broken ground on a $4 million expansion program at its FBO facility at Spirit of St.
Environment

World Fuel Acquires Hiller Group

Global fuel supplier and logistics company World Fuel Services last month completed its deal to purchase Tampa, Fla.-based general aviation fuel distributo