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.
Boeing's Kelly Ortberg agrees that commercial airframers and their suppliers could change the business model if they build a next-generation air transport, but it will not happen during the current generation of single aisles.
TransDigm Group on July 27 announced a deal to acquire Prince & Izant, a manufacturer of highly engineered brazing alloys and specialty metal components for several industries.
