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

Airports

Tampa GA Airport Now Fully Operational after Storms

KTPF accepts night flights for the first time since September
workers repairing runway lights at Tampa's Peter O. Knight Airport
Environment

Florida FBO Becomes First on East Coast To Offer SAF

Naples Aviation is the first of many to begin offering SAF in the coming months
SAF tanker at Naples Airport's FBO
Environment

Pakistan's First SAF Plant Gets Funding Boost

The large-scale plant is expected to come online in 2026
IFC and SAFCO officials at signing ceremony for Pakistan facility funding
Environment

New Major SAF Plant Planned for Texas

The multi-billion-dollar facility is expected to be running by 2029
Artist rendering of the planned Pathway Energy SAF facility in Port Arthur, Texas
FBOs

FBO Chain Goes to the Dogs

The charity flight transported 22 dogs from overcrowded shelters
Line techs at Modern Aviation's KFOK FBO unloading dog cages
FBOs

Gama Aviation Making Progress on New Sharjah FBO

Faciilty expected to open in mid-2025
GAMA Aviation rendering of Sharjah FBO
Environment

TotalEnergies, Aramco Sign SAF Development Agreement

The move could bolster the Kingdom's circular economy and sustainability
SATORP refinery in Saudi Arabia
ATC

FAA Issues New Round of Airport ATC Tower Grants

The funds were disbursed to smaller airports across the country
Control tower at California's Castle Airport
FBOs

Phillips 66 Introduces Aviation Fuel Safety Award

Recipients will be honored at a special SDC2025 reception
Fueling King Air on FBO Ramp
FBOs

ExecuJet Inks Greek Expansion Partnership

The deal brings Greek locations into the ExecuJet network for the first time
Jetset worker waiting on ramp
Aircraft

GAMA: Bizjet Deliveries, Billings Remain Up in 2024

General aviation industry is experiencing stability, according to the latest data
Article image
FBOs

Nebraska Airport Works around FBO Bankruptcy

City officials are hobbled by the legal proceedings
Maintenance and Modifications

Dublin FBO/MRO Receives EASA Part 145 Approval

Alliance Aviation Group plans to expand expertise to more aircraft types
Alliance Aerospace hangar at Dublin Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

Galvin Flying Ceases Operations after 94 Years

Company made its debut at Boeing Field during the Depression era
Galvin Flying Service founders Jim and Marian Galvin
Aircraft

Business Jet Market Stable Heading into 2025

OEMs finish out year with strong order books
Rolland Vincent, JetNet
FBOs

Flightstar: Serving Illinois Aviation for Nearly a Half-century

Company has grown into a full-service FBO at the University of Illinois Airport
Flightstar FBO and ramp at KCMI
Airports

Greenland's Capital City Gets Newly Upgraded Airport

New Nuuk International has been under construction since 2019
The new Nuuk International Airport in Greenland
Aircraft

Gulfstream Notches G600/G500 Delivery Milestone

To date, 300 of the large-cabin jet family have been delivered
Gulfstream G500/G600 on runway
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers Aeromed King Air 360CHW

The turboprop twin is the first of a two-ship order
King Air 360CHW delivery to Peruvian Air Force
Airports

Texas Airport Provides Economic Boost to Local Community

Dallas-area airport is responsible for hundreds of millions in economic impact
McKinney National Airport and McKinney Air Center
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation‘s Aspen Lease Finally Reaches Finish

FBO chain's 30-year commitment reaches more than $1 billion
Aspen Aviation FBO at Colorado's Aspen-Pitkin County Airport
FBOs

Illinois Airport Reacquires Sole Service Provider

Airport last owned the facility in the early 2000s
Former SRT Aviation FBO at KMVN in Illinois
Environment

Environmental Group Sees U.S. e-Fuel Potential

The report sees the Midwest as a future hotbed of SAF production
Air Company pilot SAF facility in Brooklyn, NY
Airports

KPBI To Shut Down Runway for Three Months

Palm Beach closure will accommodate work being done in the runway's surrounding area
KPBI Airport Diagram
Maintenance and Modifications

All In Aviation Makes Safe Bet with Mx Provider Purchase

The move gives the company repair locations at two airports
Maintenance technician working on Cirrus Vision Jet
FBOs

Major Las Vegas Hangar Complex Changes Hands

The complex is viewed as the cornerstone of an aviation conglomerate
Quail Air Center hangar at KLAS
FBOs

Oklahoma Airport Gets More Hangars, Upgraded Ramp

Projects totaled more than $5 million in infrastructure development
New joint-use hangar at KWDG
FBOs

Clay Lacy Aviation Starts Construction on New KSNA FBO

The facility will lean heavily towards sustainability
Artist rendering of planned Clay Lacy Aviation facility at KSNA
FBOs

NATA Panel Examines FBO Preparation for eVTOL Service

OEMs and FBOs talk about how electric aircraft can be accommodated at FBOs
FBO/AAM Panel at NATA Aviation Business Conference this week in Nashville
FBOs

NATA Conference Panel Examines FBO Consolidation

While the big chains take a more selective approach, others remain hungry
FBO consolidation panel at NATA Aviation Business Conference