Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the hardware side of the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.
Broderick's aviation career started in 1991, working for Airbus in Toulouse. His industry experience includes four years with an aviation consultancy, where he helped launch a U.S. Part 121 carrier; 12 years with the American Association of Airport Executives, where he served as editor of Airport Magazine; and 20 years in full- and part-time roles with Aviation Week writing primarily about safety and the aftermarket.
Broderick was named the 2020 Aerospace Journalist of the Year by the Aerospace Media Awards. He also shared in a 2020 Neal Award for Best News Coverage with Aviation Week Network colleagues. Broderick and Aviation Week colleague John Croft shared the 2015 Flight Safety International Cecil A. Brownlow Publication Award recognizing "significant contributions by journalists to aviation safety awareness."
He graduated from James Madison University with a B.S. in Communications ('91) and earned an M.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications ('13) from West Virginia University.
The bottom-line result showing a slight year-over-year rise in global air freight demand masks the bigger-picture story of de facto volume stagnation so far in 2014, an analysis of International Air Transport Association (IATA) figures reveals. Freight ton kilometers (FTKs) rose 3.2% last month compared to April 2013, IATA figures show. But volumes remain “slightly below” where they were in January after a 1.1% dip compared to last month, IATA says.
While new airplane sales drive most of Boeing’s commercial sector growth, the company is putting renewed emphasis on grabbing a larger share of the lucrative but fragmented aftermarket business, and two recent purchases indicate its strategy is a mix of acquisitions and organic expansion.
