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

Accidents

Birdstrike Doomed Citation

Cessna Citation 500, Oklahoma City, Okla., March 4, 2008–The Board has determined that wing structural damage caused by one or more large
Accidents

Poor Operating Procedures Blamed in Astra Crash

Gulfstream Astra SPX, Atlanta, Sept.
Accidents

Hypoxia Contributed to Fatal Caravan Crash

Cessna 208B Caravan, Naches, Wash., Oct.
Accidents

Hard Landing at Night Causes Fatality

Bell OH-58C, Quitman, Ark., Nov.
Accidents

Turbulence Injures Medevac Patient, Crew

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Rapid City, S.D., June 15, 2009–King Air N4490M, operated as a medical transport under Part 135 by Air Methods, enc
Accidents

Medical Transport Clips Pole on Landing

Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil, Loris, S.C., July 2, 2009–The AS 350 suffered substantial damage while landing to pick up a patient at a hospital heli
Accidents

Rotation during Lift Downs LongRanger

Bell 206L-1, Breckenridge, Colo., July 2, 2009–N38AZ, owned and operated by Mile High Helicopters, was substantially damaged after it rotated during
Accidents

PC-12 Loss of Control Precedes Crash

Pilatus PC-12/45, Raphine, Va., July 5, 2009–The turboprop single crashed into a pasture during an IFR flight from Teterboro Airport to Tampa’s Exec

Bizjets provide lift for North Korea mission

The aircraft that carried former President Bill Clinton to North Korea last month on an errand of mercy seeking the release of two imprisoned U.S.
Training and Workforce

CAE’s Brown hands over reins to Parent

Robert Brown, president and CEO of Montreal-based pilot training provider and simulator manufacturer CAE, has announced his retirement effective at the end
Maintenance and Modifications

Connie restoration proceeding

The Lockheed L-1649A Starliner was the queen of the skies in the late 1950s and it might again become a familiar sight aloft, according to officials at Luf
Safety

Rule change mandates better icing protection

The FAA last month amended its certification standards for icing protection on transport-category airplanes.
Regulations and Government

Hersman takes reins from Rosenker

Deborah Hersman was sworn in as the 12th chairman of the NTSB at the end of July, taking over from acting chairman Mark Rosenker, who held the position of

Aircraft delivery figures stumble in first half

Following several months of reported production slowdowns,
ATC

ATC Union Expelled from Midair Investigation

The NTSB has removed the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) as a party in the investigation of the August 8 fatal
Safety

New Certification Rule To Offer Icing Protection

The FAA yesterday amended its certification standards for icing protection on transport-category airplanes.
Maintenance and Modifications

Self-Healing Wiring May Be Future Electrical Standard

Self-healing wire technology, developed as part of an FAA initiative to combat the problems associated with aging aircraft, has been licensed to Ohio-based

People in Aviation: August 2009

Two NTSB board members announced their resignations last month.
Accidents

Learjet severely damaged in engine run

On June 18, a Learjet 40XR (N988AL) suffered severe damage at Fort Worth’s Meacham International Airport after technicians reported a stuck engine throttle
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options prepares for Phenom 300s0

With certification of Embraer’s Phenom 300 expected before year-end, Flight Options released more details about its fractional ownership program for the ai
Accidents

Helicopter stunt ends with aircraft’s destruction

Bell 206A, Barnesville, Pa., Aug.
Accidents

Taxiing Embraer collides with Airbus

Embraer E170, Washington, D.C., Feb.
Accidents

Ice a factor in Premier I landing accident

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Leesburg, Va., Feb.
Accidents

Pilot error blamed for TBM gear-up landing

Socata TBM 700, Clovis, N.M., Dec.
Accidents

Learjet loses gear in landing mishap

Bombardier Learjet 35, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, Feb.
Accidents

Wind flips Kaman, killing ground worker

Kaman K-1200, Santa Clarita, Calif., Dec.
Accidents

Three killed in power line strike

Bell 206-L3, Vetas, Colombia, Nov.
Accidents

PC-12 crashes on approach at night

Pilatus PC-12/47E, Santa Fe, N.M., Sept.
Accidents

CRJ damaged in ground vehicle collision

Bombardier CRJ200, Detroit, Mich., Nov.
Accidents

Fuel system forced King Air dead-stick landing

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Yeehaw Junction, Fla., May 25, 2009–The turboprop twin suffered substantial damage during an emergency landing in an open