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.
Leaders of Spirit AeroSystems said Feb. 2 they plan to use growing cash flow, in part due to recent U.S. tax law changes, to accelerate capacity and research investments at the Wichita-based aerostructures provider.
Investors in helicopter and airplane maker Textron registered their disappointment with the company’s 2017 performance Jan. 31, trimming share prices by 2.5% in regular trading.
