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

Serbian aircraft charter and maintenance company Prince Aviation is the first in Europe to renew its Wyvern Wingman Pro certification, the aviation risk management solution provider’s highest safety benchmark.
Nearly three years ago, Prince—which operates a fleet of Cessna Citations and Dassault Falcons from its base at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (LYBE)—received the Wyvern Level 4 safety management system (SMS) certificate, and was then certified under Wingman Pro, making it the first on the continent to receive that status. Wingman Pro is awarded to operators who demonstrate effectiveness in all areas of safety management systems, excel in addressing human factors and organizational safety culture, and maintain continuous conformity to international standards through an internal audit program.
In addition to its charter operation, Prince, which <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2025-07-22/mro-profile-prince-aviation">celebrates</a> its 35th anniversary this year, operates a maintenance division and a pilot training center.
“We anticipate safety risks, set standards beyond legal minimums, innovate while maintaining compliance, and prioritize rigorous training for pilots and technical staff,” said Milica Djurdjevic, the company’s safety, compliance, and security manager. “Most importantly, we cultivate a company-wide safety culture where every employee is aligned toward our paramount goal: safety.”

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