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.
British defense supplier Cobham will give Boeing the equivalent of $111 million to settle a dispute over problematic parts provided for the USAF KC-46A.
Cargo UAV startup Sabrewing Aircraft is getting fresh funding and should be able to complete a full-sized preproduction prototype of its Rhaegal vehicle and begin “preliminary” flight testing in time for another key funding infusion eyed in the third quarter.