A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in 2007, Curt came to&nbsp;the publication&nbsp;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&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;sister publication&nbsp;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&nbsp; Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.
Before joining AIN, Curt worked with&nbsp;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.

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Curt Epstein

Hawker Beechcraft has tapped industry veteran Bill Boisture, Jr. as its new chairman and CEO, succeeding Jim Schuster, who announced his pending retirement in November after eight years at the helm of the Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer. Boisture’s business aviation career spans more than three decades and has included turns as president of fractional provider NetJets as well as aircraft manufacturers Gulfstream and Hawker predecessor British Aerospace Corporate Jets. He was also chairman and CEO of Butler Aviation, the forerunner of Signature Flight Support. Most recently, Boisture was the president of aircraft lessor Intrepid Aviation and served as a senior aerospace advisor at The Carlyle Group. 
“Bill is the right person at exactly the right time,” said Sanjeev Mehra, managing director of Goldman Sachs and chairman of the board at Hawker Beechcraft. “His proven ability to drive customer satisfaction and value has never been more important than in this challenging economic environment.” 
Boisture earned a degree in engineering management from the Air Force Academy and was honorably discharged from the service as a major after an 11-year career which saw him graduate from both the USAF and USN fighter weapons schools. An active pilot with 500 flight hours over the last two years, Boisture also holds a commercial instrument rating. “This is an outstanding opportunity,” said Boisture. “Hawker Beechcraft has the broadest product line-up in the industry, is a leader in advanced technology with its composite aircraft and is well positioned to succeed coming out of this downturn.”

Boisture Replaces Schuster at Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft has tapped industry veteran Bill Boisture, Jr.

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