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 Boeing 767’s once-lofty prominence in the global long-range airline fleet may be waning, but its mark on history is etched in stone. It was the first widebody twin to record 1,000 deliveries and the first widebody designed for a two-person crew. Most significantly, the two-engine aircraft carried twin long-range overwater flights from unheard-of to commonplace in no time.
The paperless initiative is part of an organization-wide effort to improve United’s bottom line through increased efficiency. Like most U.S. carriers, United is practicing strict capacity discipline and trying to squeeze more profits out of its existing assets. The airline cut capacity 1.3% in 2013, marking three straight years of decline. It expects to grow 1-2% in 2014, but that will come through upgauging, not with a larger fleet.
True high-speed inflight Internet for passengers is in its infancy, but LiveTV is betting it will soon be taken for granted, and is laying the groundwork for a major shift in how airlines leverage aircraft connectivity. LiveTV’s K a-band inflight Wi-Fi offering rolled out last year when launch customer and LiveTV owner JetBlue Airways launched its FlyFi service. The results—scores of passengers streaming media and (on the media demo flight, at least) video chatting—stand in sharp contrast to those of the competition.
