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.

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Its executive aviation division delivered 45 business jets during the quarter, up from 29 aircraft (+55%) in the first quarter and up from 38 aircraft (+18%) versus the same period a year ago. The OEM noted that growth was driven by higher deliveries across both the light and midsize-jet segments, reflecting sustained demand and continued operational execution.
In the second quarter, it handed over four Phenom 100 and 20 Phenom 300 light jets, along with nine midsize Praetor 500s and 12 super-midsize Praetor 600s.
For the first half, Embraer logged 74 business jet deliveries. The company’s previously issued guidance calls for between 160 and 170 executive jet deliveries in 2026—a 6% YOY increase for the midpoint of that range.
During the second quarter, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer also announced that its upgraded Praetor 500E and 600E—both scheduled to enter service in 2029—received simultaneous certifications from the FAA, EASA, and Brazil’s ANAC.

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