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

ABS To Open Bratislava FBO

Czech Republic-based ABS Jets has operated a facility at Slovakia's Bratislava Airport for 10 years, it will now expand that into a full FBO.
FBOs

Puerto Rican FBOs Report Business as Usual Post-quake

Despite the series of earthquakes that have shaken Puerto Rico and displaced thousands, the island's airports remain operational.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: McClellan Jet Services

Being the FBO at a privately-owned airport has its benefits, inheriting the infrastructure from a defunct major airforce base has others.
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FBOs

New Development Ahead for Virginia Airport

Virginia’s Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport will see two new FBOs and a runway expansion project over the next several years.
FBOs

Investment Firm Buys Family-owned Iowa FBOs

Carver Aero, which operates the lone FBOs at Iowa's Davenport Municipal and Muscatine Municipal Airport, has been sold to an investment firm.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Unveils Eye-catching Paint Job

Duncan Aviation refurbished one of its company-owned jets from the inside out. The result: an eye-popping airplane that serves as a flying billboard.
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Airports

FAA To Hold Info Session on New TEB RNAV Approach

The FAA is looking to implement a new offset RNAV approach to Teterboro Airport's Runway 19, to ease noise impact.
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FBOs

AOPA Pans GAO's FBO Pricing Report

AOPA found faults with a congressional report on FBO pricing from the Government Accountability Office.
Charter & Fractional

Long Island FBO Offers NYC Transfer Packages

Farmingdale, N.Y.-based FBO Republic Jet Center has partnered with a charter provider to offer exclusive NYC flight/transfer package options.
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Environment

European FBO Operator Makes Green Pledge

Portugal-based Omni Handling has pledged to plant a tree for every ground handling it performs.
Environment

Focus on SAF To Continue in 2020

While SAF made its business aviation commericial sale debut in 2019, expect that initial demonstration to continue to grow in 2020.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Reaches New G550 Milestone

Gulfstream has delivered its 600th G550 since the type entered service back in 2003.
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Braces for the Holiday Surge

Flexjet is predicting a very busy holiday season, with air travel up nearly 5 percent over last year.

Central and Eastern Europe See Strong Bizav Growth

Analysis by UK-based aircraft brokerage describes strong growth in areas of Central and Eastern Europe.
Accidents

17-Year-Old Girl Crashes King Air After Joyride

A King Air 200 was substantially damaged after an unlicensed minor tried to take it for a spin and ended up crashing it into a Fresno Airport builiding.
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FBOs

Ross Aviation Buys Rival in California

Ross Aviation now has two FBOs at Palm Springs-area Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport.
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Environment

Delta Signs Sustainable Fuel Offtake Deal

Delta Air Lines expects to receive 10 million gallons of SAF a year, by 2023 from processor Gevo.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Conducts First Two-Decade Global Express Check

MRO provider West Star Aviation has completed its first 20-year inspection on a Bombardier Global.
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Airports

Bahamas Airports See Progress in Storm's Wake

After Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamian Islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, operations are slowly returning to airports there.
Environment

Gulfstream Hits One Million Miles on Sustainable Fuel

Gulfstream's headquarters-based flight operations have tallied more than one million flight miles using sustainable aviation fuel.
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Environment

Bombardier Delivers First Factory SAF-fueled Jet

The Challenger 350 newly-delivered to Latitude 33 Aviation will begin its customer service with a load of renewable fuel.
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Charter & Fractional

Delta Private Jets To Combine with Wheels Up

Delta Air Lines announced it will purchase a stake in private aviation provider Wheels Up.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Colorado Air and Space Port

While it may gaze towards the stars, the Colorado Air and Space Port is ready, willing and able to provide service for the Denver-area's business aviation.
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FBOs

Ohio Airport Takes Over FBO Operations

Start Aviation, which had operated the FBO at Middletown Regional Airport/Hook Field for a decade, will be replaced by a city-run FBO.
Airports

New Madrid GAT Ready for Operations

The general aviaition terminal serving the Spanish capital has been fully renovated by a new management consortium including Universal Aviation.
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Airports

One Airport Replaces Two in Iowa

Following the opening of new Sioux County Regional Airport, nearby Orange City Municipal Airport wil be shuttered at the end of January.
FBOs

Fort Lauderdale FBO Rebrands and Expands

Sano Jet Center at FXE is now Fort Lauderdale Executive Jet Center, ahead of a major expansion program.
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FBOs

Upstate NY Airport Gets Second FBO

Premier Aviation has opened at New York's Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, offering an alternative to the existing Atlantic Aviation FBO.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Metrojet Completes First Gulfstream G650ER 4C Check

A leading provider of aviation services in Asia, Metrojet has performed its first 4C level examination on Gulfstream's flagship G650ER.
Environment

SkyNRG Encourages Business Aviation To 'Board Now'

Dutch fuel provider SkyNRG has developed a new program to establish offtake agreements with business aviation customers