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 newly created American Airlines Group’s (AAG) near-term fleet plans don’t include major deviations from pre-merger commitments made by American and US Airways, while revamping cabins on several aircraft types will help boost capacity without adding new metal, AAG executives say.
A group led by a former Eastern Air Lines and Pan Am executive plans to launch a modern-day Eastern Air Lines out of Miami flying leased Airbus narrowbodies and offering domestic and international charters, the company’s initial Transportation Department filing reveals. Eastern Air Lines Group proposes to launch charter operations with a single aircraft, an A319 or A320 christened “”The Spirit of Eddie Rickenbacker,” as early as this summer, growing to three aircraft within the first year.
Southwest Airlines Monday revealed its first international destinations, confirming strong hints from CEO Gary Kelly that the carrier’s first year of international service will see it gradually assuming AirTran’s existing footprint. Southwest will begin international service on its aircraft on July 1, connecting Atlanta, Baltimore, and Orlando with both Aruba and Montego Bay, as well as operating between Baltimore and Nassau.
