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.
Cobham remains in “sensible discussions” with KC-46 prime contractor Boeing over suspended payments due to past issues with its refueling system for the tanker.
Newly integrated with Rockwell Collins, United Technologies announced late Nov. 26 it will spin off non-aerospace business units Carrier and Otis and become a pure-play, potentially $50 billion Tier 1 aerospace parts, engines and services provider.