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

Pentastar Aviation Secures Top Spot in AIN FBO Survey

Detroit-area FBO Pentastar Aviation has once again landed at the top of the list in AIN's annual FBO Survey.
Pentastar Aviation passenger lounge
FBOs

FBO Survey 2023 The Americas: Five Percenters

Pentastar takes the top spot for the third-year running in AIN's FBO Survey.
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Environment

IBAC Joins ICAO on SAF Initiative

International Business Aviation Council and International Civil Aviation Organization team on program to spur the adoption and production of SAF worldwide.
Juan Carlos Salazar and Kurt Edwards sign SAF participation agreement
Environment

Atlantic Amps Up Its Electric Game at Aspen Airport

Atlantic Aviation has positioned one of the industry's first all-electric refuelers at its Aspen location, as it moves to electrify its ground equipment.
The Envirotech Vehicles/Garsite all-electric refueler
Environment

GAO: Govt Should Monitor SAF Grand Challenge Progress

The GAO says government departments should develop performance measures for reaching sustainable aviation fuel goals.
Flasks of SAF in lab
Airports

Colorado Airport To Receive New Weather Radar

Colorado’s Durango/La Plata County Airport will see the installation of C-band weather radar, which will help plug gaps in weather forecast coverage.
Baron Weeather C-band Dual Polarization Weather Radar Tower
FBOs

Jet Access Completes New Indianapolis-area Hangar

Jet Access has opened a 22,500-sq-ft hangar at Indianapolis Regional Airport.
Jet Access's 22,500-sq-ft hangar at Indianapolis Regional Airport
FBOs

Vero Beach FBO To Add U.S. Customs Facility

Corporate Air, an FBO at Florida's Vero Beach Regional Airport, will break ground on a dedicated U.S. Customs facility.
Artist rendering of the coming U.S. Customs facility at KVRB.
Training and Workforce

Atlantic Joins on Scholarships with Aspen Flight School

11 Colorado high school students have received flight training scholarships through a partnership between Atlantic Aviation and Aspen Flight Academy.
Students and instructors at Aspen Flight Academy pose with Diamond DA40NG aircraft
Environment

Centennial Airport To Incentivize Unleaded Avgas Adoption

Officials in Colorado have voted to incentivize the introduction of UL94 unleaded avgas and introduce it at Centennial Airport as soon as practical.
Cessna 172S in flight over airfield at Centennial Airport
Charter & Fractional

Volato Exceeds 2022 Earnings Expectations

Light jet operator Volato achieved more than $100 million in sales in its first full year of operation.
Volato HondaJets on ramp
Airports

Competition Narrows for Next FBO Operator at Aspen Airport

The list of prospective FBO operators at Aspen-Pitkin Airport has been narrowed from seven to three.
Private jets on airport ramp at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport
FBOs

Expansion Project Completed at Scottsdale FBO

Atlantic Aviation has completed its expansion project at its Scottsdale, Arizona facility, adding a 56,000-sq-ft hangar and office space.
Hangar at Atlantic Aviation's FBO at Scottsdale Airport
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Starts Boston-area FBO Expansion

Atlantic Aviation's expansion project on its FBO at Laurence G. Hanscom Field in Massachusetts will double its amount of hangar space at the airport.
Atlantic Aviation's Terminal at Laurence G. Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts
Airports

Kansas Airport Expects Closures for Runway Replacement

Kansas' Manhattan Regional Airport will close as it undergoes the reconstruction of its primary 7,000-foot Runway 3/21.
Aerial view of Manhattan Regional airport in Kansas marked for closure
Airports

Florida's Naples Airport Prepares New Noise Study

Florida's Naples Airport Authority looks to digest and synthesize nearly 1,000 comments on its new noise mitigation plan draft ahead of its FAA submission.
Aerial view of Naples Airport

Jefferies: Used Jet Inventory Rises along with Pricing

While the number of available private jets has risen over the past year, so too have the prices, according to industry analyst Jefferies.
Gulfstream G550 on static display backdropped by Gulfstream G650ER
Training and Workforce

Embraer Hosts Inaugural Youth Aviation Day

Looking to pique student interest in aviation, Embraer hosted local youth during a career day at its Melbourne, Florida manufacturing facility.
Captain Barrington Irving looks on as students test flight simulator
Airports

NATA Responds to AOPA Ramp Proposal

NATA looks to counter a legistlative proposal from AOPA and others calling for the establishment of GA ramps at public use airports.
Cirrus SR20 on ramp Hawthorne Airport (Photo: Matt Thurber/AIN)
Environment

Bay Area FBO Adds Unleaded Avgas

APP Jet Center at San Francisco-area Hayward Executive Airport has added UL94 unleaded avgas to its fuel offerings.
Piston airplane parked next to pumps at APP Jet Center's fuel farm at Hayward Executive Airport
Airports

New Radar Software Protects Against Taxiway Landings

Select U.S. airports have received installation of ASDE-X Taxiway Arrival Prediction, a software enhancement that alerts controllers to improper landings.
Aerial view of runways and taxiways at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Aircraft

Wheels Up Revenues Surge, but Losses Widen

Wheels Up reported record revenues in the fourth quarter and the operator expects to reach profitability in 2024.
Wheels Up business jet in flight at sunset
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Completes New Terminal at KFXE

Atlantic Aviation has upgraded its FBO at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport with a new terminal, the first of several planned improvements at the complex.
New CSR desk at Atlantic Aviation KFXE
Regulations and Government

TSA Issues Cybersecurity Requirements for Aviation Industry

TSA-regulated aviation industry stakeholders will need to tighten their cybersecurity due to a new emergency amendment from the agency.
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FBOs

Atlantic Aviation on Track for New FBO in Nashville

Atlantic Aviation's FBO complex at Nashville International Airport is slated for completion by the end of the year.
Artist rendering of new Atlantic Aviation FBO at KBNA

Argus: Bizav Flight Activity Hits February Lull

While hitting its usual seasonal lull, business aviation activity in February also paled in comparison with last year's monthly record high.
Gulfstream G650 on takeoff roll
Charter & Fractional

Southern Sky Aviation Adds To Charter Fleet

Alabama-based Southern Sky Aviation has added a Beechcraft Premier 1 to its charter fleet.
Beechcraft Premier I
Maintenance and Modifications

Honda Aircraft Introduces Phased Maintenance Program

HondaJet customers can soon take part in a flexible phased maintenance program for all varieties of the light twinjet.
HondaJets in maintenance facility
Charter & Fractional

Chapman Freeborn Expands with Houston Office

Charter broker Chapman Freeborn is continuing its expansion into the Americas with the opening of a new dedicated office in Houston.
Chapman Freeborn's Houston staff at office ribbon cutting

Clay Lacy Aviation Ups Scholarship Commitment to $500,000

California-based Clay Lacy Aviaiton has pledged another nearly $300,000 to its aivaiton education scholarship fund over the next four years.
Clay Lacy senior V-p Scott Cutshall posing with recent scholarship receipents