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

New FBO Opens in Florida Keys

Marathon Aviation, the lone service provider at Marathon International Airport in the Florida Keys, has opened its new FBO and hangar complex.
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Aircraft

Daher Reaches 1,000th TBM Production Milestone

French airframer Daher has reached a milestone with the assembly of the 1,000th turboprop in its TBM series.
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FBOs

FCG Opens Two New Baltic-area Crew Lounges

European aviation services provider FCG OPS has expanded its operations in the Baltic area with the opening of two new crew lounges.
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Regulations and Government

Genav Pre-clearance Resumes at Shannon Airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection pre-clearance for general aviation flights to the U.S. will resume this Sunday at Ireland’s Shannon Airport.
FBOs

New Long Island FBO Set To Break Ground

Aircraft charter/management/maintenance provider Eastway Aviation is set to break ground on the second FBO at Francis S. Gabreski Airport.
FBOs

Fractional Hangar Facility Planned for Vancouver-area Airport

Canadian aviation services provider Fast Air expects to break ground next year on a private aircraft hangar complex at Abbotsford International Airport.
Airports

Orange County Supervisors Award FBO Leases at SNA

California’s Orange County Board of Supervisors awarded 35-year leases at John Wayne-Orange County Airport (SNA) for FBO operators.
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Environment

Bizav SAF Summit Examines Increasing Supply and Demand

The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF Coalition) hosted its first Sustainable Business Aviation Fuels Summit this week.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Adds Montana FBO to Network

Jet Aviation has acquired Arlin’s Aircraft Services, one of two FBOs at Montana’s Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport.
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Environment

Avfuel Makes First Flight Department SAF Shipment

Avfuel delivered its first shipment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on request from a corporate flight department last week.
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Environment

Signature Announces Permanent SAF Supplies at Two FBOs

Signature Flight Support launched its new Signature Renew industry sustainability program, Signature Renew, which focuses on SAF availablity.
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Covid Crisis Spurs $2B Plunge in 1H20 Genav Billings

All sectors of general aviation experienced a downturn in the first half of 2020, according to statistics released by GAMA.
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Training and Workforce

Curtain To Drop on NATA's Legacy Safety 1st Program

With the pending end of Adobe's Flash Player, NATA has announced the schedule for the retirement of its legacy Safety 1st Progam.
Airports

Central Florida Airport Approves Hybrid FBO/Hotel

The Melbourne (Florida) Airport Authority has approved the lease on a hybrid FBO/hotel, which is expected to begin construction by early 2021.
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NBAA To Resume On-location Regional Forums in 2021

NBAA announced it will again host the events, beginning in the Northeast U.S. in June 2021.
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FBOs

Indiana FBO Changes Hands, Rebrands

Aviation services provider Aero Management Group (AMG) is now the lone full-service FBO at Indiana’s Columbus Municipal Airport (BAK).
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FBOs

Sheltair Opens New Facility at Its First Western FBO

With the opening of its new FBO at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Sheltair has introduced its first location west of the Mississippi.
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European Bizav Traffic Sees Uptick in August

European business aviation activity saw a strong rebound in August, with traffic levels up by three percent over the same period in 2019.
Airports

Virginia Airport Issues Hangar RFPs

Seeking to bolster the hangar space at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia, the city of Manassas has issued a pair of RFPs.
Airports

West Virginia Airport Joins the Avfuel Network

MRB Aviation at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (MRB) is the latest to join the Avfuel branded dealer network.
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Fuel

DEF Field Test Kit Now Available for Aircraft Fuelers

After several incidents where business aircraft had their fuel systems contaminated with diesel exhaust fluid, a new field test kit is now available.
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JetNet: Bizav Market Not Panicked by Covid

The business aviation market has seen little sign of panic selling in the first half of the year as a result of the Covid pandemic, says JetNet.
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Training and Workforce

German Company Receives Phenom Training Approval

Bremen, Germany-based Atlas Air Service is now offering type rating training courses for the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 light jets.
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Airports

Massachusetts Airport Wraps Up Runway Rehab Project

Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF) in central Massachusetts has completed a rehabilitation of its secondary Runway 15/33.
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FBOs

Montana FBO Set To Double Hangar Space

Minuteman Aviation, which operates the Minuteman Jet Center at Montana’s Missoula International Airport, expects to open a new hangar in October.
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Environment

Bizav Industry To Hold Online SAF Summit Next Month

The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel will sponsor its first two-day online summit next month.
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FBOs

Modern Aviation Expands Seattle FBO

FBO operator Modern Aviation will add more than 60,000 sq ft of hangar space to its facility at Seattle's Boeing Field-King County International Airport.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers First Global with Dual HUD

Bombardier Aviation for the first time has delivered one of its new flagship Global 7500s equipped with dual head-up displays.
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FBOs

Gulfstream, Jet Aviation Open New Florida Facility

Jet Aviation and Gulfstream have opened their new co-located FBO/aircraft maintenance complex at Florida’s Palm Beach International Airport
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FBOs

Bizav Services Company Desert Jet Changes Hands

James McCool, previously a minority owner of California aviation services provider Desert Jet Holdings, has acquired sole ownership of the companies.
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