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

Hourly cost maintenance provider Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI, Booth 6133) has partnered with Night Flight Concepts (NFC, Booth 4451) to establish a maintenance program tailored to the needs of the law enforcement agency market. JSSI will offer its hourly cost maintenance programs as part of NFC’s recently established Law Enforcement Air Support Entity, which aims to support law enforcement agencies looking to upgrade to new aircraft and operate them at fair cost. 
“We share a passion with Night Flight Concepts to provide law enforcement and first responder helicopter operators with the absolute highest levels of service,” said JSSI president and CEO Neil Book. “JSSI will help these life-saving operators not only stabilize their maintenance budget but also lower their overall maintenance costs while providing the technical expertise that is found at JSSI.”
JSSI covers more than 350 aircraft types, including virtually all helicopters operating today.

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.

JSSI Joins Law Enforcement Program

The hourly cost maintenance provider is partnering with Night Flight Concepts on its service option for law enforcement operators.

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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.

Active control surface system cancels turbulence effects.

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News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Engine maker has signed 1,500 agreements for its product support program

Rolls-Royce Marks CorporateCare Enhanced Milestone

Amy Wilder

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

Move expands the company's national and international reach

Maverick Acquires Maxcraft Avionics in Canada

Kerry Lynch

Supply chain still plaguing Europe

EAP Seeing Benefits of Managing Supply Chain with Own Inventory

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Two existing hangars are being rebuilt and expanded 

Jet Aviation Expands Widebody Hangar Space in Basel

Fabrice Roger talks growth outside of the Americas

JSSI Appoints New Executive for EMEA, APAC

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.

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