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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Bombardier reported&nbsp;this morning that it has&nbsp;received its largest order of the year: a 20-aircraft commitment for its <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-09-14/bombardier-builds-challenger-family-3500">newly&nbsp;announced super-midsize Challenger 3500</a>. The firm order, placed by an unidentified customer, is worth more than $500 million dollars based on list prices.

 


The follow-on to the OEM’s popular Challenger 350, the new model is expected to enter service in the second half of next year. It&nbsp;offers a redesigned cabin featuring Bombardier’s Nuage seat, first developed for its Global aircraft family.

 


Other improvements to the super-midsize twinjet include the industry’s first voice-controlled cabin;&nbsp;strategically placed wireless chargers;&nbsp;24-inch 4K video displays;&nbsp;and a cabin altitude more than 30 percent lower than its predecessor. On the flight deck, autothrottle is a standard feature. Designed with sustainability in mind, the aircraft will be the first in its segment with an Environmental Product Declaration, and customers can opt for high-end sustainable cabin furnishings.

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