Curt Epstein
Business Aviation Services 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

Maintenance and Modifications

TBO Extension To Include Citation Bravo, Encore Engines

Company is offering incentives ahead of its anticipated Q1 STC approval
PW 535E engine
FBOs

SEA Prime Sees Traffic Boost in Italy’s Milan

Bizav Traffic at the city’s two airports is up 3% over 2024
SEA Prime CEO Chiara Dorigotti at NBAA-BACE
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft Lighting Int’l Shows STC’ed Cabin Lights

The full-color-palette LED system boasts several advantages
Booth shot of Aircraft Lighting International
FBOs

AEG Fuels Connect Network Adds Trio of FBOs

Velocity FBO’s three locations are now branded AEG Connect
Velocity FBO KSSI pool with jet in background
Sustainability and Environment

SkyMark Unveils 7,000-gallon All-electric Refueler

Clay Lacy Aviation is the launch customer
7K Gallon All electric refueler on show floor
Avionics

Honeywell Expands FMS Guided Visuals to Europe Airports

Six European airports will be added to start
Night time approach to Atlanta’s DeKalb Peachtree Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

Crew Chiefs Launches Worldwide Mx Response Network

The network offers swift response times for AOG and remote maintenance needs
Crew Chiefs crew with aircraft landing gear
FBOs

Air Charter Firm FlyHouse Expands with FBO, MRO Buy

The move expands the company's vertical integration
FlyHouse Booth at NBAA
Engines

GE Aerospace Preps First Catalyst for Denali Delivery

The turboprop engines are being assembled in the Czech Republic
Catalyst general manager Paul Corkery posing with engine
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Inks JetWave X Deal with Gulfstream

First installations of the new high-speed KA-band system are expected next year
passenger seated on Gulfstream jet
FBOs

Modern Aviation Rolls Out Red Carpet for Tenants

Favorable fuel pricing and reduced facility fees are some of the enhancements
aircraft in Modern Aviation hangar
Sustainability and Environment

Avfuel Walks the Sustainability Walk at BACE

Company now provides SAF to 58 locations in the U.S. and Europe
Avfuel SAF refueler on ramp with jet
Operations

JetNet Unveils AI-driven Data Platform

Company describes it as the “future of aviation intelligence”
AI
FBOs

Sheltair To Debut Sarasota FBO

The $40 million facility took 20 months to build
Sheltair KSRQ
FBOs

Universal Aviation Grows on Three Continents

The company has more than 50 locations worldwide
Artist rendering of Universal Aviation Guadalajara
FBOs

Vantage Aviation Celebrates a Busy First Year

Launched last October, the company now totals five locations
Vantage Aviation Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport
Aircraft

Honeywell Forecast Sees Delivery and Revenue Rise Ahead

Value of $283 billion over next 10 years is highest in its forecast history
business jet on ramp
Aircraft

JetNet: Volatility Clouds Current Bizav Industry Mood

JetNet predicts 9,700 bizjet deliveries over the next decade
JetNet iQ founder Rolland Vincent
Aircraft

Lufthansa Technik Wraps Up Constellation Aircraft Restoration

The project was begun nearly two decades ago
Lufthansa's L1649 Superstar
Engines

GE Aerospace Prepares Passports for Global 8000 Liftoff

The OEM has switched its production from Global 7500 engines to those for the Model 8000
GE Passport engine on stand
Aircraft

Work Proceeds on First Production Learjet Restoration

Nonprofit looks to bring iconic twinjet back to flight status
fuselage of Learjet 23-003 following paint stripping
FBOs

Universal Aviation Expands to Middle East

The company will establish a trio of FBOs in Saudi Arabia starting in early 2026
Universal Aviation Saudi Arabia staffer outside Riyahd facilty
Safety

Serbian Company Earns 1st European Wyvern Pro Renewal

The level is Wyvern’s highest safety standard
posing with the Wyvern Pro certificate in Prince Aviation hangar
Sustainability and Environment

Report Focuses on Aviation Contrail Climate Effects

Studies show an outsized impact from the exhaust cloud trails
contrails
Sustainability and Environment

Las Vegas Airports To Again Offer SAF for NBAA-BACE

The renewable fuel is crucial to bizav's sustainabilty asperations
private jet landing at Henderson Executive Airport
FBOs

ExecuJet Partners on FBO at New Azerbaijan Airport

Alat International Airport is expected to open by early 2027
Artist rendering of new FBO in Azerbaijan
Operations

Universal Wx Evolves Trip Support Communications

The company's new uvGO Tasks promises to cut through endless emails
Universal uvGo
Training and Workforce

Duncan Aviation Battle Creek Gets FAA Nod as Test Center

Michigan location is company's first to obtain this approval
Sign at Duncan Aviation training center
Cabin Interior and Electronics

PWI’s Lighting Refit PMA Now Covers All Beechjets

FAA approval builds on one announced earlier this year
Beechjet Interior with PWI lighting upgrade
FBOs

Pittsburgh-area FBO Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Vantage Aviation is poised to acquire its assets
Corporate Air FBO at KAGC