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

Airports

Florida Capital Airport Suffers Minor Tornado Damage

Tallahassee International Airport, which serves Florida’s capital, closed briefly Tuesday after a minor tornado swept across the Panhandle region.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Atlas-equipped CitationJet Wins in Head-to-head Fly-off

A fly-off between a Cessna CitationJet equipped with Tamarack Aerospace’s Atlas Active Winglet system and a stock CJ yielded some interesting results.
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Environment

New Company To Help Bizav Reach Environment Goals

4AIR, a new company aimed at helping aircraft operators and customers offset or reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide has launched.
FBOs

Atlantic To Expand Chicago-area FBO

Atlantic Aviation has embarked on a nearly $11 million expansion project on its FBO at Chicago Executive Airport.
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Safety

New Covid Rules Ban Some U.S. Entries

A travel ban barring entry for non-U.S. travelers who have been in the UK, Ireland, the EU’s Schengen Area, Brazil and South America took effect this week.
FBOs

Jetex To Manage Falcon Aviation FBO in Dubai

Jetex has signed an agreement to manage the Falcon Aviation FBO and hangar at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack-equipped CitationJet To Race Stock Aircraft

Tamarack Aerospace is sponsoring a fly-off between a Cessna CitationJet modified with the company’s active winglets, and an unmodified CitationJet.
Regulations and Government

CDC Mandate Poses Questions for Bizav

A webinar focuses on ramifications of a decision to require recent negative Covid-19 test results from all air passengers entering the U.S.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Finalizes Hawker Pacific Integration

Following a year of gathering feedback from customers and employees, Jet Aviation has introduced a new logo and revamped its website.
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Wraps Up Vegas FBO Renovation

Atlantic Aviation has completed a major renovation at its Las Vegas McCarran International Airport FBO.
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FBOs

Carver Aero Adds Third Iowa FBO

Carver Aero, which operates a pair of FBOs in Iowa, will make that a trio, with the acquisition of Advanced Air at Council Bluffs Municipal Airport.
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FBOs

Luxaviation Certified under FlySkills Hygiene Standard

Global aviation services provider Luxaviation Group has received FlySkills Hygiene Certification under a set of defined health safety standards.

Argus: U.S. Bizav Flying Falls 14% in December

While the U.S. business aviation activity was boosted by a strong holiday season, it still finished 14.3 percent below the previous December’s tally.
FBOs

Signature Moves Into New Baton Rouge FBO Complex

Signature Flight Support has relocated its FBO at Louisiana’s Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport/Ryan Field to a newly-renovated terminal and hangar complex
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Safety

Busy Charter Operator To Introduce New Covid Test Protocol

Arizona-based Worldwide Jets will soon begin testing its flight crews for Covid every 72 hours.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan To Ramp Up Summer Intern Program

Duncan Aviation is looking to hire as many as 33 interns this summer at its trio of full-service aircraft maintenance facilities.
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FBOs

Colorado Airport Digs New Hangar Complex, Plans 2nd FBO

Discovery Air, a 29.5-acre business aviation complex at Northern Colorado Regional Airport has broken ground.
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Environment

Avfuel, Neste Ink SAF Supply Deal

Avfuel has inked a strategic partnership with sustainable aviation fuel provider Neste to create continous SAF supplies for its U.S. customers.
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FBOs

GIP Set To Acquire Signature Aviation in $4.6B Bid

Signature Aviation may soon be under new ownership with news of a cash deal worth more than $4.63 billion from Global Infrastructure Partners.
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FBOs

Missouri FBO Alpha Air Calls it Quits

Missouri’s Joplin Regional Airport has been reduced to a single FBO with the shuttering of Alpha Air Center.

UK Aviation Services Provider Adds Aeromedical Operator

UK aviation services provider Centreline has acquired Exeter Airport-based aeromedical transport operator Capital Air Ambulance.
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Environment

Signature Aviation Earns 'A' in Environmental Stewardship

Signature Aviation has been awarded a grade of “A” by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an environmental non-profit.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Longstanding General Aviation Service Firms To Combine

Indiana-based Muncie Aviation has acquired aircraft sales and maintenance provider Des Moines Flying Service.
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December Holiday Travel Provides Private Aviation Boost

Global business aviation saw a surge over the December holiday period which brought activity levels to within 11 percent of those of the previous December.
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FBOs

Leading Edge Jet Center Buys Montana FBO

Oregon-based Leading Edge Jet Center (LEJC) has expanded its footprint to the central U.S. with the acquisition of Exec Air Montana.
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FBOs

Atlantic Expands Colorado FBO

Atlantic Aviation has added a new 30,000-sq-ft heated hangar to its FBO at Colorado’s Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ).
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FBOs

Air Elite Network Adds Indiana FBO

Fort Wayne Aero Center, the airport owned and operated FBO at Indiana’s Fort Wayne International Airport, is the latest to join the Air Elite Network.
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Safety

L2 To Release New Cabin Air Monitoring System

L2 Aviation expects to receive an STC in the first quarter of 2021 for its new Halo Cabin Air Monitoring System.
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DCAF Sees Rise in Private Aviation Activity in Dubai

Dubai-based DC Aviation Al Futtaim (DCAF) is reporting an uptick in its private aircraft operations at Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport.
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Training and Workforce

Flight School Organization Plans Live Event

The Flight School Association of North America announced it will hold its upcoming annual International Flight School Conference as a live event.
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