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.
Britain’s GKN saw a tough 2017 by rejecting an unsolicited takeover bid. But GKN also announced a new corporate split, turnaround effort and permanent CEO.
Spending on research and development, capital expenditure and workforce training are gaining renewed emphasis by public aerospace and defense companies.
Ever since Boeing Global Services (BGS) was established as the Chicago company’s third business division in 2017—with the goal of reaching $50 billion in annual revenue by the early 2020s—industry and market analysts have wondered how the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer planned to get there.
