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

Accidents

Preliminary report: MEDEVAC crash fatal for pilot, crew

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Doyle, Calif., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary report: King Air downed in severe weather

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct.

Handoff - Honeywell: Rob Gillette to Tim Mahoney

In September, Tim Mahoney succeeded Rob Gillette as president and CEO of Honeywell’s aerospace division.

Final Flight: John Winant

John Winant, NBAA’s first president, died on January 13 at the age of 85.

Final Flight: Amb. Edward Stimpson

Ed Stimpson, 75, the first and long-time head of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), died on November 25 at his home in Boise, Idaho.
Environment

Purdue University to builds alternative fuel test center

Purdue University has received a $1.35 million grant from the U.S.
Accidents

Newsmakers 2009: FAA acts quickly in wake of Hudson River midair

On August 8, a tour helicopter climbing from a Hudson River heliport in Manhattan collided with a Piper PA-32 Lance piston single.

Dayton University Gets $50M Syn Fuel Research Grant

The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) has been awarded a nearly $50 million six-year research grant from the Air Force to develop advanced fue

Hersman Blasts FAA over Runway Incursion Dithering

“There will be some truth-telling,” declared new NTSB chair Deborah Hersman on Tuesday as she began her opening address at the FAA International Runway Saf

JPMorgan: Bizav Industry Faces a Long Road Back

JPMorgan Global Equity Research yesterday issued its December Business Jet Monthly report, which notes that November’s used business jet inventory saw a mo

UBS Sees Market Stabilizing, with Growth Next Year

In its latest Business Jet Update released yesterday, UBS Investment Research predicts 8- to 10-percent growth in bizjet flight activity for the coming yea
Aircraft

A380 Returns to JFK in Air France Colors

Air France officially joined the A380 operators club on November 20, when it took its first
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Aviation groups: users must lobby local officials

The alphabet organizations that champion the cause of aviation to elected officials and government agencies can’t do it all alone.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet goes for the gold

To mark Canada’s hosting of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Bombardier’s Flexjet subsidiary is offering a special edition of its Flexjet 25 jet card.

People in Aviation

The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association has elected Robert Wilson, president of Honeywell Business and Gener
Accidents

Final Report: Turbine blade fatigue felled Bell 407

Bell 407, DeLand, Fla., Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Citation damaged in birdstrike

Cessna 550 Citation II, Sellersburg, Ind., June 5, 2009–A collision with a large bird damaged the Citation II as it departed from Clark Regio
Accidents

Final Report: King Air destroyed in Canadian crash

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada, Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Wake turbulence downed Mexican Learjet 45

Bombardier Learjet 45, Mexico City, Mexico, Nov.
Accidents

Factual Report: Worn parts eyed in landing gear failure

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A200, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 21, 2008–Following a partial landing gear malfunction, the turboprop twin–which was oper
Accidents

Factual Report: Falcon overruns icy runway

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.

Preliminary Report: Commander damaged in landing mishap

Aero Commander 690, Cedar City, Utah, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Dual power loss downs King Air

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

Preliminary Report: Jet blast injures line worker

Cessna 560 Citation Encore, Kremmling, Colo., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation clips sign on takeoff

Cessna 550 Citation II, San Diego, Calif., Oct.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Special Report: Aviation Finance

For the business aviation industry, the past year has been a trying one, to say the least.

GAMA: deliveries slide in first three quarters

The third-quarter airplane shipment numbers released last month by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) starkly demonstrate the effect the
Aircraft

Forecast International Hints at Shift in Jet Market

In its latest business jet market prediction covering the next 10 years, Forecast International calls for worldwide production of 11,277 business jets wort
Safety

Class prepares pilots for cold-wx ops

Coincidental to the early taste of winter weather the Northeast received in mid-October, NBAA–in conjunction with local airport user groups and state busin