Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense business issues, and is editor in chief of Aviation Week Executive Intelligence newsletters. Beyond reporting, Bruno helps organize related Aviation Week conferences, hosts podcasts and webinars, and speaks publicly as a subject matter expert on industry issues. Since joining Aviation Week in 2005, he has won several Jesse H. Neal and Aerospace Media awards. He has a master's degree from Syracuse University and a bachelor's from Vanderbilt University.
The sale of its semiconductor business and strong aerospace and defense end-markets seemingly propelled Astronics financials for the first quarter of 2019, but the supplier remains challenged by two lagging commercial aerospace business lines.
The top two leaders of major A&D supplier TransDigm Group will testify to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform panel about defense supply prices, along with defense officials.
The Trump administration’s decision to put the U.S. Export-Import Bank back in business is good news for aviation lessors, according to credit analysts.
