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

Avfuel Aviation Scholarships Up For Grabs

Avfuel has announced its intentions to give away thousands of dollars in aviation educational scholarships this year.
Environment

Neste Teams With Avfuel at SDC

For the first time, major SAF producer Neste is exhibiting along side fuel distributor Avfuel at an industry event.
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Environment

Flashback: Volcanic Ash Cloud Paralyzes Swath of European Airspace

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

Santa Monica Airport Converts to Unleaded Avgas

The self-serve avgas pumps at California’s Santa Monica Airport have transitioned to Swift UL94 unleaded aviation gasoline.
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Safety

NATA Launches New FBO Safety Program Directory

NATA has launched a new online directory that will help operators identify what safety programs airports and FBOs participate in.
Fuel

East Coast Jet Fuel Prices See Record-high Spike

The petroleum sanctions placed on Russia are having an effect on jet-A pricing in the U.S., particularly on the East Coast.
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FBOs

Survey: Most FBOs Saw Fuel Sales Bump in 2021

Nearly three-quarters of the FBOs in the U.S. and Canada saw higher fuel sales last year than they did in 2020, according to ABSG's annual industry survey.
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Flashback: EASA’s certification will produce no profit margin

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Flashback: Embraer plans to expand its bizav offerings

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

FBO Survey Report: 2022 The Americas

As aviation rebounds from its Covid-induced slump, private aviation is leading the way, and FBOs are the beneficiaries.
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Environment

NBAA Extends Sustainable Flight Department Deadline

NBAA's recently-launched Leadership in a Sustainable Flight Department accreditation program will soon be evaluating its first group of applicants.
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Environment

Carbon Offsets Offer Near-term Emissions Solution

With many aviation companies setting carbon reduction goals, carbon offsets represent a near-term solution as SAF ramps up in volume.
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Environment

SAF Key to Aviation's Decarbonization Plans

With the aviation industry searching for ways to reduce its carbon footprint, sustainable aviation fuel represents the most immediately available tool.
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Environment

Business Aviation Faces Sustainability Push

Marc Ehudin, GAMA's director of governmental affairs detailed the demands being placed on the aviation industry to improve its sustainability efforts.
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Environment

Clay Lacy SVP: Sustainability Is Incremental Process

For business aviation companies, a successful sustainability plan must be conceived with end goals in mind.
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NBAA's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference Returns Next Week

NBAA's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference will be held live next week for the first time since the 2020 conference was ended prematurely.
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Florida Aviation Group To Sponsor Bizav Career Day

The Central Florida Business Aviation Association (CFBAA) will sponsor a Business Aviation Day on April 1 at Daytona Beach International Airport.
FBOs

Signature Aviation To Acquire TAC Air FBOs

Signature Flight Support will expand its already industry-leading network through an agreeement to purchase TAC Air and its 16 FBOs.
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Airports

RAF Northolt Airport To Bring Back Weekend Operations

For the first time in five years, London-area RAF Northolt Airport will resume operating hours on weekends.
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FBOs

Atlanta-area Airport Debuts New FBO Terminal

Georgia’s Henry County officially opened its newly-built FBO terminal at Atlanta Speedway Airport.
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FBOs

Netherlands FBO Veteran Succumbs after Brief Illness

Edwin Niemöller, 57, Jet Aviation’s senior director of FBO operations for the Netherlands passed away on February 12 after a short illness.
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Engines

Air bp To Supply Rolls-Royce with SAF

Air bp has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to furnish the UK-based engine maker with sustainable aviation fuel to power its engine testing programs.
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Airports

New Jersey Airport Offers Plot for Development

The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) has issued an RFP to develop a 400-acre plot of land at Atlantic City International Airport.
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FBOs

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services Changes Hands

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, which operates six FBOs in the eastern and central U.S., has been sold to a new joint-venture investment partnership.
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FBOs

FBO Management To Change at Ohio Airport

Airport Management Solutions (AMS) will assume management of the singular FBO at Ohio’s Middletown Regional Airport at the end of the month.
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FBOs

Cutter To Expand Phoenix Deer Valley Facility

Arizona-based Cutter Aviation has broken ground on an additional hangar complex at its FBO at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport.
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Safety

Dassault Announces HEPA Filtration System For 2000 Series

Dassault Aviation has introduced a new high-efficiency particulate absorbing cabin air filtration system for the Falcon 2000EX series.
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FBOs

Mississippi FBO Ready To Roll after Runway Rehab

Southern Sky Aviation, the lone service provider at Mississippi’s Trent Lott International Airport renovated its 4,300-sq-ft terminal.
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Environment

Signature Introduces SAF at Vail FBO

Signature Flight Support has introduced permanent supplies of sustainable aviation fuel for retail sale at its Vail Valley Jet Center FBO.
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Engines

Airbus To Test New High-voltage Li-ion Aviation Battery

Airbus is starting up testing on a new high-voltage lithium-ion battery system that will be used to power the EcoPulse demonstrator aircraft.
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