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.
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers are reporting a strong start to the year, with 70% telling Canaccord Genuity that their first-quarter metrics either met or exceeded their 2014 business objectives.
FAA will order Boeing 737NG operators to perform daily functional checks designed to detect faulty engine fuel shutoff valves while Boeing finalizes a permanent fix. The defect, which FAA explains is caused by “deficiencies in the valve actuator design,” was revealed in an April 14 draft airworthiness directive. FAA says operators have discovered the defective valves during routine fuel filter replacements.
Avox Systems, the Zodiac Aerospace Oxygen Systems subsidiary, has earned regulatory approval for a “plug-and-play” lavatory emergency oxygen system that satisfies what industry fears is a costly directive with a challenging compliance window, Aviation Week has learned.
