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.
Now that Norwegian Air International (NAI) has its Irish operating certificate, the debate over the carrier’s application to serve the U.S. is coming down to interpretations of acceptable labor practices versus what constitutes excessive regulatory meddling under the U.S.-E.U. Open Skies agreement.
Global air traffic demand is surging enough to sustain record production rates at Airbus and Boeing as well as a strengthening mid-life market—particularly among narrowbodies—that may be costing the manufacturers a few orders, Fly Leasing CEO Colm Barrington asserts. While Boeing 737NGs, and -800s in particular, have long been the leasing industry’s darling, the Airbus A320 family has rallied in the last year. Barrington, whose firm specializes in 737s and A320s, says A320 lease rates climbed a bit in 2013 and are up 15% on 2014 renewals.
ExpressJet has the option to walk away from agreements that have 36 50-seat regional jets—about 9% of its fleet—flying under the United Express flag before 2016 if the regional operator fails to secure more favorable terms, an SEC filing by ExpressJet parent SkyWest Inc. (SI) reveals.
