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.
U.S. lawmakers are debating how long after Oct. 1 to extend the current FAA authorization, with some senators and House Democrats seeking six months while a leading House Republican is believed to be pushing for less.
The United Technologies-Rockwell Collins acquisition is just a symptom of larger forces reshaping the aerospace supply chain, but they do seem to be coming to a head.
Rockwell Collins would have to pay United Technologies Corp. a fee equal to $695 million if Rockwell tries to find a better buyer, according to a federal regulatory filing Sept. 6.
