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.
While the labor stoppage was resolved and aircraft production returned July 5, the strike’s effects may reverberate for a while, including in unsuspecting ways.
The crisis has passed, but effects of the labor stoppage in Wichita are still emerging. Empowered unions, higher prices and less outsourcing are likely results.
