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.
Alaska Airlines, underscoring its intention to counterpunch advances by code-share partner Delta Air Lines into its Seattle hub, is strategically adding service out of Delta’s Western U.S. backyard, Salt Lake City. Alaska this June will launch service between Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and seven cities, including three – Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Jose, Calif. – with at least half a dozen Delta or Delta regional partner frequencies daily. Other new routes will connect SLC with Boise, Idaho; Portland, Ore.; San Diego and San Francisco.
Fresh from a sizable win for its airline supply chain business, AAR is eyeing an international acquisition that would further boost the segment, CEO David Storch says. Speaking to analysts during a Dec. 19 earnings call, Storch confirmed that Wood Dale, Ill.-based AAR is “looking at a fairly sizable deal that would expand our presence” outside the U.S. The deal would likely be an all-cash transaction, he adds, offering few additional details.
A key element of ensuring safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into U.S. airspace will be equipping UAS operators as if they’re sitting in flight decks, rather than on the ground, says an Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) executive who focuses on the issue. Pilots of manned aircraft benefit from situational awareness triggered by much more than instruments and sensors, says ALPA First Vice President and Alaska Airlines Capt. Sean Cassidy.
