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

As a result of the post-pandemic surge in private aviation travel, hiring within the sector is increasing “with an urgency that many people in the aviation industry have never seen before,” observed recruitment firm Aviation Search Group (ASG, Booth 769). The Texas-based company, which was founded more than two decades ago, noted that the current talent market is tighter than it has been in years, with the potential for that situation to continue unabated for the next several years.

 


“Aviation hiring is showing no signs of slowing down,” said Gary Miner, the company’s executive director. “Companies are scrambling to find the number of qualified pilots, instructors, and maintenance professionals that they require to profitably and comfortably continue their operations.”

 


While many companies have used executive recruitment firms in the past to fill their director and C-suite vacancies, employers are now also using&nbsp;recruiters to fulfill non-managerial positions in the MRO, manufacturing, and flight operations areas in a more timely manner than if the sourcing were handled in house.

Recruitment Firm Sees Industry Hiring Surge

Aviation Search Group says hiring within the sector is increasing with urgency.

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