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

Safety

Arinc offers radiation monitoring

Flight services provider Arinc has added an automatic radiation calculating feature to its Arinc Direct flight solution package.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Staying Put, Expanding in Ohio

Speaking yesterday at the fractional provider’s Port Columbus (Ohio) Airport operations center, NetJets CEO Richard Santulli ended months of speculation by

Adventures in Flying

For more than 38 years, AIN contributor Jack Elliott, an award-winning journalist and member of the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, chronicled avi

US Helicopter succeeding where others have failed

Imagine you’re a business traveler running late after a meeting in downtown Manhattan.

Igor I. Sikorsky Award: LACFD

This year’s Igor Sikorsky Humanitarian Award goes not to an individual, but to an organization that celebrated a special milestone last year.

Promoting free trade, Bush, Schwarzenegger tour Robinson factory

While Robinson Helicopter has had many visitors to its plant in the company’s 35-year history, certainly none were more noteworthy than President George W.
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Charter & Fractional

The Air Group joins Sentient Jet stable

Sentient Jet Holdings has continued its pattern of aggressive growth with the purchase of Van Nuys, Calif.-based The Air Group.
FBOs

Military expands testing of synthetic aviation fuels

The December nonstop coast-to-coast flight of an Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III using a synthetic fuel blend, the first for the type, is the latest
Accidents

Fewer accidents, more fatalities in 2007

While the total number of accidents involving business jets and turboprops was down in 2007 compared with the previous year, the accidents were more costly
Engines

Rolls-Royce announces U.S. plant for 10K engine

Following the selection of its RB282 to power Dassault’s new super-midsize design at the Paris Air Show in June– beating competing designs from Snecma, Hon

USAF C-17 Flies Using Synthetic Fuel Blend

On Monday, in what Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne described as a “special and meaningful mission,” a C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlift airplane touched
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft opens shop in Mexico

Hawker Beechcraft opened its new sheet metal assembly facility in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Safety

Saab studies missile-protection system

For business jets operating in potentially hostile areas, Sweden’s Saab might soon offer some protection.
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Industry on track for a record year

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its third-quarter shipment and billings report, showing good news for business aviation OEMs
Aircraft

Beech stretches King Air’s legs

Hawker Beechcraft has obtained FAA certification for the King Air 350ER (ER for extended range), which adds nacelle fuel tanks to raise the aircraft’s fuel
Training and Workforce

SaferJett to provide training for Adam pilots and mechanics

Adam Aircraft has chosen Colorado-based SaferJett to provide training for its aircraft programs.

Cessna workers agree to new deal

Cessna reached a new labor agreement with the union representing nearly 6,000 of its workers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Testing Continues on Citation X Winglet Mod

The first test flights of a Cessna Citation X equipped with Winglet Technology’s new elliptical winglets are proceeding well, according to Bob Kiser, presi
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Safety

Business turbine airplane Accident fewer but deadlier

While the number of fatal accidents involving turbine-powered business airplanes declined slightly through the first nine months of this year compared with
Aircraft

Embraer unveils concepts for two new midsize aircraft

Embraer has made moves to plug gaps in its young but growing lineup of corporate aircraft, announcing at last month’s NBAA Convention two new concept jets
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Demand for business jets

For those who gaze into crystal balls and analyze the business jet market, there are heady days in store, according to recent industry prognostications.

With help from many, aviation playground flies

When this year’s 60th NBAA show wraps up in Atlanta, unlike previous years, not everything will be packed and taken away.

Flight Explorer unveils latest suite upgrade

Representatives from global flight tracking and IT solutions provider Flight Explorer (Booth No.

Honeywell has a full plate of projects

Honeywell has launched a review of its customer service activities in an effort aimed at streamlining the number of ways customers can reach product suppor
FBOs

Pentastar names new president

FBO operator, aircraft service provider and management specialist Pentastar Aviation (Booth No.
Airports

Epps family was there from Georgia’s aviation beginning

While this year’s NBAA Convention commemorates the association’s 60th anniversary, show planners are taking advantage of its Atlanta location to celebrate
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours expands to make room for large-cabin projects

Canada-based aircraft completions specialist Flying Colours (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

Former Thunderbird pilot embraces corporate flying

Business aviation attracts pilots with wide-ranging experiences, whose career paths may have taken them in a hundred different directions before they lande
Ron Mumm in 2017

NBAA boasts membership surge

While this year’s convention marks NBAA’s 60th anniversary, the organization has another reason to celebrate as membership approaches record levels thanks