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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Textron Aviation has delivered its first Cessna SkyCourier to Canadian operator Air Bravo.&nbsp;In operation since 2001, the Ontario-based passenger, cargo, and air ambulance services provider will deploy the turboprop twin as an aerial freighter in the region. The aircraft can carry three LD3 shipping containers with 6,000 pounds of payload capability.
With the ability to be flown by just one pilot, the large utility high-wing aircraft—powered by a pair of Pratt &amp; Whitney PT6A-65SC turboprop engines and equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi flight deck—received <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2025-01-02/cessna-skycourier-certified-transport-canada">type certification</a>&nbsp;from Transport Canada approval last month.
“We’re proud to be the first SkyCourier customer in Canada, and this aircraft is perfect for supporting the cargo side of our business,” said Rick Horwath, Air Bravo’s president and CEO, adding that he looks forward to putting it to use. “The aircraft has a roomy cockpit, it’s easy to fly, and the avionics are user-friendly.”
The aircraft, which&nbsp;features single-point pressure fueling, received <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-03-14/cessna-skycourier-receives-faa-type-certification">FAA certification</a> in March 2022, followed soon after by its <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-05-09/textron-aviation-delivers-first-skycourier">first delivery</a>.&nbsp;In passenger configuration, the SkyCourier—launched in 2017—has seating for 19.

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