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 U.S. Export-Import Bank is backing the export of “several” HondaJet HA-420 aircraft to HondaJet’s exclusive distributor in Mexico with a $5 million loan.
Some credit rating analysts increasingly believe aircraft leasing giant GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) will be sold as parent company General Electric breaks up and tries to stabilize its finances.
