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.
Microsatellite launch upstart Vector has landed $70 million in new venture capital as it strives to transition from years of research and development to flight operations.
Supply chain problems hampering Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 production have been one of the biggest aerospace and defense stories of 2018, alongside growing trade tensions with an ultra-important customer, China, and emerging challenges to U.S. defense spending.
