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.
Orbital ATK appears to be back on course financially, according to executive and analyst comments made in the wake of the midtier aerospace and defense provider’s 2016 reported results.
A spokesman stressed that the core geared turbofan architecture is proven across 17 operators, and the company has added 15,000 engines to its backlog.