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 delivered 41 business jets in the just completed third quarter, the Brazilian airframer reported today. Its 66 total aircraft deliveries in the quarter—including commercial and military aircraft—marked the best third-quarter delivery performance in the company’s history.
The business jet mix included 22 light jets (two Phenom 100s and 20 Phenom 300s) and 19 Praetors (nine midsize Model 500s and 10 super-midsize Model 600s).
According to the company, the 41 executive jet deliveries—unchanged from third-quarter 2025—reflect the progress of its production-leveling program instituted over the past two years, which has gradually reduced the concentration of deliveries in the second half of the year. In years past, the manufacturer would concentrate a large percentage of its annual deliveries in the fourth quarter.
The third-quarter total also brings the OEM’s executive jet division to 115 deliveries year to date, well on its way towards meeting its 160- to 170-aircraft forecast.
“Our consistent third-quarter delivery performance reflects continued growth in the business aviation market and strong execution of our strategy,” Embraer Executive Jets&nbsp;president and CEO Michael Amalfitano told AIN. “Global demand for our industry-leading products remains robust across corporate, high-net-worth, and fractional customers, reinforcing confidence in our brand. We remain focused on operational excellence, production discipline, and an outstanding customer experience as we strengthen our market leadership and drive long-term profitable growth.”

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