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.
Casting structures for commercial aerospace engines are the top limitation holding back Boeing airliner production and deliveries, although ongoing China challenges and workforce shortfalls remain significant barriers.
“Transaction values and volumes declined in the first half of 2022 despite rising geopolitical tensions, most notably the war in Ukraine,” says PwC’s midyear A&D outlook.
