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

Environment

New Airline Agreements Keep the SAF Flowing

ANA and Alaska Airlines are among the latest to announce sustainable aviation fuel-related deals.
FutureFlight

Tecnam Teams With Rolls-Royce To Develop the P-Volt Electric Commuter Airliner

The Italian light aircraft manufacturer says it already has letters of intent from several airlines for the all-electric P-Volt.
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Aircraft

Fifth G700 Accelerates Gulfstream Test Program

Less than a month after the fourth flight test aircraft in Gulfstream’s new flagship G700 program took to the skies, it was joined by a fifth.
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FBOs

Omni Handling Debuts New Portuguese FBO

European aviation services provider Omni Handling has opened a new FBO at Faro Airport in southern Portugal.
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Family-owned Bizav Businesses Look To Pass the Torch

While business aviation as an industry has existed for more than seven decades, there are still some family-owned companies that are riding high.
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Environment

SAF Weighs Heavily in Gulfstream's Sustainability Efforts

Gulfstream noted in its sustainability webinar yesterday that it has received more than 1.2 million gallons of SAF since March 2016.
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FBOs

Sheltair Expands Family Participation

A third generation of the Holland family has now joined the Sheltair mangagement team.
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Environment

SAF Future Examined in AIN Webinar

As SAF supplies continue to rise, some see the sustainable fuel in as much as 20 percent of the jet fuel consumed in North America by 2030.
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Regulations and Government

Illinois Airport Adds Customs Capabilities

The University of Illinois-Willard Airport (CMI) located in Champaign, inaugurated its new general aviation U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Rolls Out Sustainability Program

Fractional share provider NetJets today unveiled its global sustainability program.
FBOs

Threshold Aviation Group Adds New Hangar at Chino

California-based aviation services provider Threshold Aviation Group has acquired an additional hangar at Chino Airport.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Fort Wayne Aero Center

An airport built and operated FBO in Indiana is ready and willing to show its stuff.
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FBOs

Jetex, Bombardier Partner on Singapore FBO

Global trip support provider Jetex is partnering with Bombardier Aviation on a new FBO at Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Largest Bizjet Inspection Completed in China

Aircraft maintenance provider ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China has completed the largest business jet inspection performed to date in that country.
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Environment

SAF Still Forefront in Aviation Industry Goals

Sustainability remains one of the foremost topics in aviation, and the widespread adoption of sustainable fuels is crucial to meeting its goals.
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Engines

Ampaire's Electric EEL Skymaster Makes Longest Flight Yet

Aircraft propulsion systems integrator Ampaire set a new flight record for its hybrid-electric powered EEL aircraft on October 8.
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Environment

Shell Signs SAF Agreement with New Production Plant

Shell Aviation has agreed on a purchase agreement for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with Colorado-based Red Rock Biofuels.
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FBOs

World Fuel Adds Four Network FBOs

World Fuel Services has welcomed four new locations to its branded dealer network, including along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and in the Great Plains.
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FBOs

New FBO Opens in Caribbean

The U.S. Virgin Islands welcomed a new FBO today with the grand opening of the Standard Aviation facility at St. Thomas Cyril E. King Airport.
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Aircraft

Honeywell Forecast Sees Market Optimism Despite Covid

Honeywell's 29th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook predicted business jet usage will be back to 80 to 85 percent of 2019 levels in 4Q2020.
FBOs

Northwestern FBO Chain Acquires Seattle Facility

Leading Edge Jet Center (LEJC) has acquired Kenmore Aero Services, one of three FBOs at Seattle’s King County-Boeing Field International Airport.
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FBOs

D.C.-area Airport To Get Second FBO

Virginia’s Leesburg Executive Airport will be receiving a second FBO by early 2021 when a newly-built FBO opens.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Delivers Its First ACJ319neo Completion

Jet Aviation’s Basel completions center has delivered its first VVIP cabin project on an ACJ319neo.
FBOs

TAC Air Expands Network with Buffalo FBO Purchase

TAC Air has enlarged its network with the purchase of Prior Aviation, the lone service provider at Buffalo Niagara International Airport
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FBOs

Airport To Take Over Alabama FBO

Alabama’s Pryor Field Regional Airport will assume control and operation of its lone FBO, after the long time operator calls it quits.
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FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Re-ups at Addison Airport

Atlantic Aviation has received a 40-year extension on its Addison Airport FBO lease from the city of Addison, Texas.
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FBOs

New FBO Opens in Dallas Metroplex

USTrinity Aviation has become the second FBO at the Dallas-Fort Worth-area Denton Enterprise Airport.
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Environment

Shell, Neste Ink SAF Supply Agreement

Shell and Neste have signed a supply agreement that will provide Shell with its first European-produced sustainable aviation fuel.
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Safety

NATA, DOT Partner on New Safety Manager Program

NATA, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safety Institute (TSI) has launched a new Air Transport Safety Manager program.
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Signs SAF Use Agreement

Global private aviation provider VistaJet has signed an agreement with SkyNRG, which will allow its customers to fly using SAF if they desire.
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