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

EVO Jet Launches Trip Support, Partners on Synthetic Fuel

EVO Jet Services is standing up a new office in Houston to focus on providing trip support services.
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Aircraft Broker Guardian Jet Improves Vault Client Portal

Aircraft brokerage Guardian Jet has released the latest version of its Vault customer information portal at NBAA-BACE on its 20th anniverary.
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Environment

EVO Fuels Partners with Synthetic Fuel Producer

EVO Fuels has invested in Zero Petroleum, which aims to produce net-zero-emission aviation fuels.
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Environment

BACE Panel Tackles Decarbonization Challenges

NBAA's sustainability lunch at BACE examined the challenges faced by the industry as it tackles decarbonization.
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FBOs

Million Air Moves into the Florida Keys

Following its acquistion of Marathon Jet Center in the Florida Keys, MIllion Air has rebranded and is ready to expand.
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Environment

Bombardier Goes All In on SAF

Bombardier will convert all of its corporate flight activity to sustainable aviation fuel through Signature Aviation's book and claim program.
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Aircraft

Embraer To Test Bizjets on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Following successful testing on one of its E195 regional jets, Embraer is planning on extending its SAF demonstration program to its business jets in 2023.
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Fuel

World Fuel Introduces New Tankering Calculator

myWorld Tankering Calculator from World Fuel can help operators make informed decisions on when and where to tanker fuel on multi-leg trips.
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FBOs

Desert Jet Center Joins the Titan Fuels Network

Desert Jet Center, one of two FBOs at California's Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, is the latest to join the Titan Aviation Fuels-branded network.
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Regulations and Government

Bluetail Unveils Digital Part 135 Conformity Tool

Aircraft records platform Bluetail has introduced a new module aimed at easing the workload for Part 135 conformity.
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FBOs

TreviPay Launches New Biz Flight Services Payment Platform

Business-to-business payment platform TreviPay is partnering with KHI on a new closed-loop card solution for the aviation service industry.
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FBOs

Clay Lacy Bets Big on New FBOs

California-based Clay Lacy Aviation is investing $136 million in a pair of FBOs on either side of the U.S.
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FBOs

Jet Aviation Improves Trio of FBOs

Jet Aviation has construction and renovation projects underway at its locations in Bozeman, Montana; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Houston.
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Fuel

FuelerLinx Adds SAF Locating and Pricing Functionality

The online business aviation fuel marketplace is rolling out improvements to its fuel maps and FBOLinx products at NBAA.
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FBOs

AEG Fuels Introduces Branded Dealer Network

Under development for the past year, AEG Fuels has officially introduced its branded dealer network, AEG Connect, at NBAA-BACE.
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Avionics

Honeywell Sees Strong Growth Ahead for Bizav

Honeywell's annual Global Business Aviation Outlook calls for 8,500 new private jet deliveries over the next 10 years, worth an approximate $274 billion.
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FBOs

Naples Airport Resumes Normal Operating Hours

After repairs to its lighting system in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Florida's Naples Municipal Airport has resumed nighttime operations.
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FBOs

Fargo Jet Center Breaks Ground on Major Hangar Complex

Fargo Jet Center, the lone FBO at at Hector International Airport (KFAR) in North Dakota has begun a $22 million addition.
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FBOs

Modern Aviation To Add Three Northeast FBOs

Rapidly growing FBO chain Modern Aviation has agreed to purchase a trio of FBOs in Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont.
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Environment

Sheltair and Avfuel To Provide SAF for NBAA-BACE

Two truckloads of the fuel will be used for aircraft arriving for the show at Orlando Executive Airport.
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Environment

Atlantic Aviation Earns Top Tier NATA Sustainability Certifications

All four of Atlantic Aviation's FBOs in Colorado have achieved top tier certification under NATA's Green Aviation Business Sustainability Standard.
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Environment

Honeywell Unveils New SAF Production Technology

Honeywell has developed technology that will allow ethanol to be converted into sustainable aviation fuel, opening up new abundant feedstocks.
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Airports

Air Culinaire Sees Growing Appetite for Flight Catering

Over the past two years, Air Culinaire has made major expansions to several of the locations in its company-owned kitchen network.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet To Join SPAC and Go Public

Flexjet will merge with a special purpose acquisition corporation and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Charter & Fractional

New Hangar Complex Opens at Van Nuys Airport

Sun Air Jets has expanded its presence at Van Nuys Airport with the opening of 66,000 sq ft of new hangars.
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Safety

ExecuJet's Two Australia FBOs Join the IS-BAH Stage 3 Club

ExecuJet's FBOs in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, represent the global service provider's first two locations to achieve IS-BAH Stage 3 registration.
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Environment

Business Aviation Organizations Cheer ICAO's Net-zero Goals

ICAO's asperational goal setting for net-zero aviation emissions by 2050 is met with applause from the private and GA alphabet organizations.
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Regulations and Government

Universal's CBP Reimbursable Program Now at 26 Airports

In June, Universal Weather and Aviation became the first mission management company to be accepted into the U.S. CBP's Reimbursable Services Program.
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FBOs

Southwest Florida FBO Hosts Hurricane Ian Rescue Base

PrivateSky Aviation Services at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers has been a hub of rescue activity since Hurricane Ian hit.
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Aircraft

Flashback: Bombardier axes Learjet 85, bizjet deliveries flat in Q3

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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