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.
Famed Silicon Valley venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz has led a Series A funding round into Astranis, “a new space startup producing small satellites that are cheaper and faster to build and launch than anyone else in the game,” representatives said March 1.
President Donald Trump’s decision to impose U.S. tariffs on imported steel and aluminum should have only a minor negative effect on aerospace manufacturers, but could set off a trade war with China, according to financial analysts.
Growth opportunities from the digital transformation of the commercial aviation sector will come from better airport, air traffic and airline operations, as well as through predictive maintenance and better asset tracking, Frost & Sullivan consultants said in a recent report.
