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.
General Electric Aviation reported a “strong performance” in 2019 and remains a bright spot for its parent corporation, GE managers trumpeted Jan. 29, despite $1.4 billion worth of “headwinds” from the Boeing 737 MAX’s grounding and production halt.
Wichita-based aerostructures leader Spirit AeroSystems has fired its relatively new chief financial officer and another executive after it found a lack of accounting procedure compliance regarding recent unidentified liabilities.
Last year turned out to be the ugliest for Boeing’s finances in a generation, with the Chicago-based manufacturer of the 737 MAX and other aerospace and defense products reporting a net loss of $636 million.
