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.
AEI HorizonX, the investment group comprising Boeing and a private equity firm, has invested in Arlington, Virginia-based Shift5, an operational technology cybersecurity and fleet analytics company, representatives told Aviation Week.
With new leadership and an eager private equity sponsor, Tucson, Arizona-based Geost, a provider of small-satellite electro-optical and infrared sensors to the U.S. military, is eyeing acquisitions and investment stakes in other companies.
Stellar Solutions, a global aerospace and systems engineering services firm, has unveiled Stellar Ventures, a woman-led venture capital firm investing in the next generation of space entrepreneurs, the company said July 7.
