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.

Business Aviation Services Editor

Curt Epstein

Satellite communications provider Inmarsat (Booth X107) announced this week at EBACE that in the less than 18 months since its Jet Connex business aviation in-flight Wi-Fi service was introduced, the system has been installed on 275 business jets. The highspeed global data service, which offers customers the same fast and reliable connectivity in the air that had previously only been available on the ground, has data plans of up to 15Mbps and global coverage.

 


“The fact that 275 aircraft have been installed with Jet Connex in such a short space of time is a major endorsement of the service from customers,” said Michael Rack, the Ka-band network operator’s senior vice president of core business. “In the business aviation market, it’s clear that manufacturers, owners, and passengers all compete to have the very best products and services, so positive word-of-mouth about standout offerings travels fast.” He added demand remains strong among business aviation travelers, particularly Fortune 500 customers, and the company looks forward to more activations in the coming months.

 


Airframers such as Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault, and Embraer offer the system on board their aircraft. Jet Connex has also seen substantial acceptance as a retrofit, with more than 40 type certificates and supplemental type certificates already awarded, including for all Boeing and Airbus bizliners.

 


Aircraft connect to the service through Honeywell’s JetWave hardware. The company has thus far delivered more than 1,000 of the systems to business aviation and commercial customers.

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

18 Months In, Inmarsat Notches 275th Jet Connex Install

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2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

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New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Satcom specialist is participating in this week’s Aviation Africa Summit 

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FlightPath3D and Gogo Extend Bizav Partnership

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

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The German company is taking a new approach to aerospace display technology.

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New service plans distinguish between a single area and global coverage

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