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.
Taxes and airport surcharges are costing Canadian airports an estimated five million passengers a year--and Canada itself C$2.4 billion ($2.2 billion) in economic value--because Canadians cross the U.S. border and fly on lower-priced airline tickets out of nearby U.S. airports, a Montreal-based think tank’s study concludes.
Across-the-board declines in AAR Corp’s commercial aviation services segments last quarter underscore the motivation behind the company’s broad diversification strategy, even as the global aftermarket shows signs of recovery. AAR’s aftermarket sales dipped 10% to $368 million in the carrier’s fiscal second quarter, which ended February 28. Several major sub-units, including airframe maintenance, landing gear overhaul, engineering services, and parts sales were notably down. The reasons behind the declines vary, AAR executives say.
