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
Aircraft
Embraer unveils concepts for two new midsize aircraft
Embraer has made moves to plug gaps in its young but growing lineup of corporate aircraft, announcing at last month’s NBAA Convention two new concept jets
Demand for business jets
For those who gaze into crystal balls and analyze the business jet market, there are heady days in store, according to recent industry prognostications.
With help from many, aviation playground flies
When this year’s 60th NBAA show wraps up in Atlanta, unlike previous years, not everything will be packed and taken away.
Market forecast calls for delivery crest in 2010
Talk about a market in a climb.
Flight Explorer unveils latest suite upgrade
Representatives from global flight tracking and IT solutions provider Flight Explorer (Booth No.
Honeywell has a full plate of projects
Honeywell has launched a review of its customer service activities in an effort aimed at streamlining the number of ways customers can reach product suppor
FBOs
Pentastar names new president
FBO operator, aircraft service provider and management specialist Pentastar Aviation (Booth No.
Airports
Epps family was there from Georgia’s aviation beginning
While this year’s NBAA Convention commemorates the association’s 60th anniversary, show planners are taking advantage of its Atlanta location to celebrate
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Flying Colours expands to make room for large-cabin projects
Canada-based aircraft completions specialist Flying Colours (Booth No.
Training and Workforce
Former Thunderbird pilot embraces corporate flying
Business aviation attracts pilots with wide-ranging experiences, whose career paths may have taken them in a hundred different directions before they lande
NBAA boasts membership surge
While this year’s convention marks NBAA’s 60th anniversary, the organization has another reason to celebrate as membership approaches record levels thanks
Airports
Local FBOs hang out the welcome signs
The static display is one of the highlights of each year’s NBAA Convention, where manufacturers and operators show off their crown jewels before potential
ATC
Delta sees multifaceted benefits from CDA trials
Visitors who arrived at this year’s NBAA Convention on a commercial flight into Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport might have noticed a much
Aircraft
Eclipse auctions first very light jet
Albuquerque-based very light jet maker Eclipse Aviation delivered on a plan devised seven years ago when the company put one of its early production aircra
Airports
Teterboro departure in jeopardy
In response to a recent spate of aviation safety reports (ASRs) filed by pilots, New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport (TEB) could be in danger of losing one of i
Charter & Fractional
Fallen Heroes Fund gives back to recent veterans
While debate over the future of the war in Iraq rages among Congress, the White House and the populace, several organizations and individuals in the busine
Charter & Fractional
Part 135 operators brace for FAA OpSpec review
Continuing its efforts to crack down on loopholes in its oversight of Part 135 charter operators, the FAA is conducting mandatory special emphasis inspecti
Regulations and Government
Initiative aims to clear the ‘Aire’
While the debate continues to swirl on both sides of the Atlantic over the European Union’s scheduled imposition of a carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions tradin
Aircraft
Wings and wheels roll in to Teterboro
For fans of vintage military tin, the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey will hold its annual Wings and Wheels Expo of historic aircraft and vi
Maintenance and Modifications
Coating could extend life of engine blades
UK-based Rolls-Royce has purchased the rights to a new coating process for turbine blades that could improve performance and durability.
EBACE Report
The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) is growing stronger.
Training and Workforce
Morristown opening sees CAE simuflite flying high
Montreal-based flight simulator manufacturer and training provider CAE inaugurated its newest business aviation training center in Morristown, N.J., on Jun
Engines
HTF10000 moves toward late-’08 core run
Phoenix-based engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell says its 10,000-pound-thrust engine contender is well under way.
Honeywell tests ‘green’ technology for HTF10000
Phoenix, Arizona-based engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional
Business booms for Air Partner
Air Partner, the company that describes itself as the world’s largest aircraft charter broker, is seeing a surge in business.
Training and Workforce
Customer input key on CAE’s new lower-cost bizjet simulator
Canadian-owned aircraft simulator and training operator CAE has unveiled the latest addition to its line of flight simulators.
Charter & Fractional
Charter firm rebuilds in wake of fraud charges
In what is being described as the largest money-laundering investigation in Alaska’s history, Mark Avery, the former owner of Anchorage-based air charter a
Corporate pilot donates ‘spare part’
For a pilot, there are many ways to describe heroism; risking one’s health and possibly career to alleviate the suffering of another certainly ranks among
An Aviation Lexicon
The aviation industry speaks with its own jargon and acronym-filled language, one that can take years to master.
Gulf Helicopter Safety by the Numbers
On March 23, 2004, an Era Aviation Sikorsky S-76A transporting eight oil workers crashed in the Gulf of Mexico at night, killing the passengers along with
