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.
Aerospace and aviation supplier Alcoa is continuing its roll-up of metals providers—and critical link-forming with giant manufacturers Airbus Group, Boeing and their engine makers—with a deal to buy German-based Tital. Announced Dec. 15, the deal will establish Alcoa’s titanium-casting capabilities in Europe, while expanding the company’s overall aluminum-casting capacity. Tital boasts strong connections to European engine and aircraft manufacturers, such as Airbus, Safran’s Snecma, and Rolls-Royce.
