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

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) has appointed Brendan Lodge as regional director for the UK/EU &amp; international markets, the trade group, which supports the aircraft broker segment, said this week at EBACE in Geneva.&nbsp;Notably, Lodge is IADA’s first Europe-based staff member, signaling the association’s commitment to providing technical expertise in key international regions and furthering its efforts to support ethical, transparent aircraft transactions globally.
A recognized figure in the international aviation community, Lodge brings more than 25 years of experience in aircraft sales, acquisitions, financing, and valuation appraisal. In addition, he has a strong background in structured asset financing and private banking.
He will work closely with IADA executive director Lou Seno and managing director Erika Ingle to advance the association’s strategic objectives in the region. His duties will include regional member support, market development, and program implementation.
“The IADA board of directors is thrilled to welcome Brendan to the IADA leadership team,” said Phil Winters, the group’s chairman and v-p of aircraft sales and charter management for Greenwich AeroGroup and Western Aircraft. “His deep regional expertise and long-standing industry relationships will help us deliver even greater value to our UK, EU, and international members as we expand our footprint abroad.”

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