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.
Spirit AeroSystems is seeking compensation from major suppliers associated with its 737 fuselage deliveries to Boeing over the last year, and the Wichita company expects to pay penalties to Boeing as well, Spirit’s chief executive said Sept. 12.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg sounded bullish notes Sept. 12 at an investor conference, promising a 737 production recovery by year-end with no effect on the leading aerospace and defense provider’s financial forecasts.
