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.
U.S. airline traffic growth was stagnant in 2012, but carriers continued to shift traffic through large hub airports at the expense of medium hubs, pushing average enplanement costs up as big airports build to meet demand, a Moody’s analysis shows.
Brazil’s ANAC has ordered Embraer 170 and 175 operators to make modifications that will prevent hot engine exhaust air from leaking from engine precooler systems and damaging nearby wiring and related components. The directive (ANAC AD 2013-11-01) gives operators 8,000 flight cycles or 12,000 hr. from its Nov. 4 effective date to install deflectors on left and right precooler exhaust flanges and apply silicone sealant to the precoolers. Operators also must verify that surrounding Electrical Wiring Interconnection System components are not damaged.
Air France-KLM Group’s Engineering & Maintenance (AFI-KLM E&M) unit saw third-party revenue jump 19.5% in the third quarter, continuing a trend that has the maintenance group’s outside revenues on pace to grow nearly 20% this year.
