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.
Don’t pop the champagne yet, but increasingly CEOs and financial analysts around the business aviation manufacturing sector say they think things have bottomed.
Regional jet maker Embraer still is waiting on U.S. Treasury Department approval for aircraft sales to Iran, but the company remains active and optimistic, the Brazilian company’s leaders said July 28.
It may be just business, but already the CEOs of major aerospace equipment makers are sending warning shots to each other as manufacturers increasingly look to capitalize on the aftermarket.
