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.
There may be palpable fear among U.S. aerospace workers and executives that state-backed Chinese aircraft makers will elbow Westerners out of the lucrative Asia-Pacific market someday, but at least one U.S. credit-rating agency says debt investors in Airbus and Boeing should not worry for a while.
It would not be a surprise if U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) were a vocal opponent of Boeing’s efforts to grow its footprint and capabilities in China, Morocco and elsewhere. But guess again.
