Curt Epstein
Senior Editor

A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined AIN in 2007, Curt came to the publication 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 AIN sister publication 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  Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.

Before joining AIN, Curt worked with 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.

Latest from Curt Epstein

FBOs

Palm Aviation touts new FBO

Dubai-based Palm Aviation is here at the EBACE show (Booth No.
Avionics

Avidyne showcases new IFD and component upgrades

Avidyne arrives at EBACE with the ink still drying on the TSOs it recently received for its Entegra Release 9 integrated flight deck system and FMS900w fli
Airports

Bangor’s airport hopes to be Main(e) U.S. stop

Maine’s Bangor International Airport is receiving growing numbers of European business aircraft.
Engines

Honeywell looks to HTF7000’s future

With a 99.97-percent dispatch reliability rate, Honeywell’s HTF7000 engine–which entered service in 2004–recently passed its 500,000-hour use mark.

Boisture Replaces Schuster at Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft has tapped industry veteran Bill Boisture, Jr.

People in Aviation: May 2009

Jet Support Services (JSSI) has named Lou Seno its new president.

HondaJet Production, First Flight, Deliveries Delayed

Citing global aerospace industry challenges, Honda Aircraft today announced setbacks in its HondaJet program, moving the projected first flight of a produc
Safety

Bizav accidents decrease but fatalities increase

In the first quarter of this year, business aviation experienced fewer accidents, including those resulting in fatalities, than in the same period the prev
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Union Agrees to Furlough-Mitigation Program

Fractional ownership provider NetJets and its pilots union have collaborated on a voluntary furlough-mitigation program in an attempt to reduce the threat
Safety

Bizav Accidents Decline, but Fatalities Rise

For the first quarter of this year over the previous year, business aviation accidents declined, including fatal accidents, while the overall number of dea

People in Aviation: April 2009

Mitsubishi Aircraft has named Hideo Egawa, former Mitsubishi Heavy Industries director and senior executive v-p, as its new president.

No ‘silver bullet’ for pre-owned market

The used business jet market has not yet reached equilibrium.

Boisture Replacing Schuster at Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft yesterday tapped industry veteran Bill Boisture Jr.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Moves Into Cessna Service Center

Cessna and BBA Aviation Engine Repair & Overhaul Group subsidiary Dallas Airmotive have partnered to install a regional turbine center in the OEM’s lar

NARA: Pre-owned Bizjet Market Continues Its Descent

The pre-owned business aircraft market has yet to hit bottom, industry experts said at a recent forum held by the National Aircraft Resale Association in D
Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance Techs Discuss 7X in Dassault E-forums

Dassault Falcon has launched its new “E-forum” series of Internet-based communication seminars.
Airports

Despite Delay, Provo Pledges Funds for Duncan Facility

In an effort to attract aviation industry to the region, Provo, Utah, has agreed to spend $115,000 in site preparation costs at its municipal airport to he
Training and Workforce

Silver State Mess Still Being Felt a Year Later

A year after training school Silver State Helicopters shut its doors and declared bankruptcy–leaving 2,400 students deep in debt with their professional pi

Igor I. Sikorsky Award

It was an unusual report that swiftly sent the Grand Canyon National Park Helitack–this year’s winner of the Igor I.

Schools snatch up former silver state robinsons

While Silver State Helicopters operated more than 200 helicopters at its numerous training locations, trying to track their current whereabouts is a daunti

Silver State mess still felt by flight training industry

As the economy continues to founder, the financial ripples are reaching all aspects of the aviation industry, including flight schools.

Igor I. Sikorsky Award: Stranded rafters hitch a ride with Helitack

It was an unusual report that swiftly sent the Grand Canyon National Park Helitack–this year’s winner of the Igor I.

Awards and honors

The Wright Brothers’ Master Pilot Awards, which recognize pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe op

Final Flights

John Winant, 85, former president of the National Business Aviation Association, died on January 13 at his home in Williamstown, Mass.

People in aviation Feb'09

Michael Scheeringa, former CEO of Flight Options, is joining Signature Flight Support as president and COO.

Cessna Deliveries to Drop 20 Percent This Year

Textron, parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter, released its fourth-quarter and
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Finance tightens as slump continues

As the global economy churns, the aviation finance market holds its breath.

Changes in U.S. leadership at Jet Aviation

Zurich-based aviation services provider Jet Aviation is restructuring its U.S.