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

Wisconsin Airport To Welcome New Hangar

Chippewa Regional Airport in Wisconsin is building a 24,500 sq ft hangar to be managed by Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, the local FBO.
24,500-sq-ft hangar under construction at Chippewa Regional Airport in Wisconsin

Nevada Jet Broker Sees VLJ Sales Soar

A market leader in very light jet sales, Aerocor noted its strong presence in the Eclipse and Beechcraft Premier markets last year.
Eclipse 500 on take off
Safety

Grant Awarded for Autonomous Airfield Technology

The National Aerospace Research & Technology Park at New Jersey's Atlantic City International Airport has received a grant to futher autonomous equipment.
Autonomous tractors performing mowing and runway debris sweeps.
Environment

Safran Looks To Go Green

French engine manufacturer Safran plans to install solar panels at many of its production facilties, in step with its long term decarbonization goals.
Solar array at Safran facility
Environment

Sheltair Partners With Sea Turtle Rescue Charity

Turtles Fly Too has been recruiting private pilots to carry stranded sea turtles since 2014. FBO chain Sheltair will now make it easier for them.
Rescued sea turtle

JetHQ Opens Office in Dallas Metroplex

Aircraft brokerage JetHQ has established its first office in the Dallas-area to support clients in the region.
JetHQ's RJ Miller and Cole White pose in front of wing on Gulfstream business jet
Regulations and Government

Teterboro Airport Gets FAA Nod on Noise Program

The FAA has approved a noise compatibility program for New York-area Teterboro Airport, with a few exceptions.
Private aircraft at Teterboro Airport
Airports

Sheltair To Add Second Georgia FBO

Sheltair has won a request-for-proposals bid to take over an FBO at Atlanta-area Gwinnett County Airport.
Sign board for Gwinnett County Airport
Airports

Jetex Expands FBO Network to UK

The new Jetex FBO at London Biggin Hill Airport is the UAE-based company's first facility in the busy UK market.
Jetex FBO at London Biggin Hill Airport
Environment

Honeywell Receives First SAF Shipment at Phoenix Campus

Engine and ground equipment manufacturer Honeywell will begin using SAF at its Phoenix engine campus after receiving its first delivery.
World Energy Sustainable Fuel Plant in Paramount, California
Charter & Fractional

Epps Aviation FBO Being Sold to Aero Center Chain

Epps Aviation an FBO at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport has been sold to SAR Trilogy's Aero Center FBO chain after nearly 60 years of family ownership.
Epps Aviation at DeKalb-Peachgtree Airport in Atlanta

NBAA's Nashville SDC Tops the Charts

NBAA's just concluded three-day Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference in Nashville drew a record number of attendees.
SDC 2023 attendees on the show floor
FBOs

Embassair FBO at Miami Opa-locka To Open on February 1

After two years of construction, the unique Embassair FBO at Miami Opa-locka Executie Airport is ready for its debut.
New Embassair FBO at Miami Opa-Locka Airport
FBOs

New Branded Fuel Dealer Network Debuts at NBAA SDC

AEG Fuels fuel providers joined forces at NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference with an AEG network exhibit space.
AEG Fuels dealer aisle at SDC 2023
Fuel

Avfuel Launches 50th-anniversary Celebration at SDC

The company reflects on its history and looks ahead at NBAA's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference this week in Nashville.
Avfuel-branded FBOs at SDC 2023

Bolen Talks Industry Challenges and Opportunities at SDC

At this morning's opening session at NBAA's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference, NBAA head Ed Bolen looked ahead at what 2023 could bring.
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen speaks on stage at SDC 2023
FBOs

San Diego's Crownair Joins the Avfuel Network

Crownair, an FBO at San Diego's Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport is among the latest to join the Avfuel dealer network.
Exterior of Crownair FBO at San Diego’s Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport
FBOs

Bohlke International Aviation Rises Again on St. Croix

After five years, Bohlke International Aviation has replaced its FBO on St. Croix which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria.
New Bohlke International Aviation terminal on St. Croix
Fuel

Electric Refueler Makes History at SDC2023

Envirotech Vehicles and Garsite have partnered on the industry's first all-electric aircraft refueler, which makes its public debut this week in Nashville.
The Envirotech Vehicles/Garsite all-electric refueler
FBOs

All JetCenters of Colorado FBOs Now Avfuel Dealers

JetCenters of Colorado's third FBO has now joined the Avfuel branded network
lobby of JetCenters of Colorado's FBO at Northern Colorado Regional Airport

Argus TraqPak Adds Aircraft Ground Tracking Capability

The latest addition to Argus International's TraqPak software gives subscribers to ability to track their aircraft movements on the ground.
screenshot of Argus TraqPak's aircraft ground tracking functionality
FBOs

FBO Profile: Standard Aviation Reinvents the Caribbean FBO

Since its start in 2015, Standard Aviation has turned the FBO situation at St. Thomas' Cyril E. King Airport on its head.
Standard Aviation at Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas
FBOs

Primesky To Begin Ground Handling at Mexican Airport

Under its Primesky FBO brand, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico will add ground handling services at Hermosillo International Airport.
general aviation terminal at Mexico's Hermosillo International/General Ignacio Pesqueira García Airport
Environment

Singapore To Launch SAF Offtake Study

To boost its competitiveness as a global sustainable air travel hub, Singapore is looking to develop the framework to have permanent SAF supplies.
Samples of SAF in testing lab
Environment

Bizav Organizations Refute WEF Flight Emissions Claims

EBAA, NBAA, and NATA have co-signed a statement disputing Greenpeace's claims of huge numbers of private aircraft heading to the World Economic Forum.
business jets lined up on ramp
Regulations and Government

Cleveland Explores Shuttering Burke Lakefront Airport

Cleveland has begun economic and land use studies to determine the impact of closing the 76-year-old Burke Lakefront Airport.
Approach to Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport
Environment

NBAA Honors Latest Sustainable Flight Department Members

NBAA named the latest flight departments to achieve accreditation under its sustainable flight program which was established last year.
hangar with solar panels
FBOs

Modern Aviation To Add Hangars at Puerto Rico Airport

The company has broken ground on a $17 million development project at San Juan's Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci/Isla Grande Airport.
An artist's rendering of Modern Aviation's planned hangars at TJIG
Aircraft

Elvis's Derelict Jet Finally Finds Way Out of Desert

After baking in the New Mexico desert for nearly 40 years, one of Elvis Presley's former JetStars has a new owner with big plans.
A Lockheed JetStar once owned by Elvis Presley
Environment

SAF Book-and-claim Touted for World Economic Forum

Private fliers heading to the World Economic Forum next week in Switzerland are being urged to use SAF book and claim to spur production.
Business jet fueling with SAF