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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Embraer Executive Jets has added Execaire Aviation to its authorized service center (ASC) network to support customers in Canada.&nbsp;The maintenance provider is the third Embraer ASC in the country and will provide line maintenance at its facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) for Phenom 100s and 300s, as well as the mid- and super-midsize Legacy 450/Praetor 500 and Legacy 500/Praetor 600.
“Becoming an Embraer authorized service center is a significant milestone for Execaire Aviation and reinforces our commitment to delivering world-class maintenance and support to our customers,” explained company president Michael Fedele. “This partnership reflects our shared dedication to safety, reliability, and an exceptional customer experience.”
Execaire offers a full range of services across Canada, including aircraft management, aircraft maintenance, aircraft charter, and sales, as well as FBO operations.
“[Execaire has] a proven record of delivering best-in-class services for executive aviation in the country, and we are excited to move forward with this partnership,” said Frank Stevens, v-p of MRO services, Embraer Services &amp; Support. “We will continue working hard to grow our capacity, capabilities, and footprint in North America and worldwide.”

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