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 (EEJ) started off 2025 on a high note with deliveries in the first quarter up 28% from the same period a year ago. The manufacturer of Phenom light jets and Praetor midsize and super-midsize twinjets handed over 23 aircraft in the first three months versus 18 in the first quarter of 2024.
The mix consisted of two Phenom 100s and 12 of its larger sibling, the Phenom 300, which has been one of the top-selling types since its certification in 2009. Meanwhile, Embraer delivered three Praetor 500s and six Praetor 600s—two more midsize jets than it did a year ago.
EEJ has been working to even out its production schedule, which would typically see a surge in the last quarter of the year. In some cases, half its annual output would take place during the last quarter.
For 2025, the OEM has forecast executive jet deliveries in the 145 to 155 range. Last year, it handed over 130 Phenoms and Praetors, landing firmly in the center of its anticipated range total for 2024.
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