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.
AerCap’s deal to buy International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) was motivated in large part by the chance to acquire an enticing order book at a great price, creating an efficient aircraft management “platform” that dovetails well with its own strategy, AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly says.
Thomson Airways recently launched Direct Maintenance’s Boeing 787 line maintenance services, the second current-generation Boeing widebody support capability added by the Dutch aftermarket provider in as many weeks. Direct is helping Thomson turn 787s at the airline’s Mombasa, Kenya line station. The work started following Thomson’s inaugural 787 service between London Gatwick Airport and Moi International Airport Dec. 3. The charter carrier had been operating 767-300ERs on the route.
The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is preparing to formally allow its airlines to seek approval for expanding passenger usage of portable electronic devices (PEDs) to all phases of flight. CAA says it is preparing a notice for airlines that will explain the approval-request process for “gate-to-gate” usage by passengers of devices without cellular signals. CAA’s move follows the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA’s) approval of guidance that European airlines can use to broaden PED usage under current regulations (DAILY, Dec. 11).
