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 FAA’s updated policy on cabin workplace safety—opposed by most commercial operators—is even broader than many lined up against it feared, information released by the agency shows. The policy, which replaces a 1975 notice and is effective Sept. 26, requires operators to apply Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards in three areas—hazardous chemical communications, exposure to blood-borne pathogens, and a hearing conservation program—to aircraft cabins.
JetBlue Airways, seeking to break ground in an area that’s growing in importance as a key to improving safety, has implemented a purpose-built training module for both pilots and instructors on how to develop better pilot monitoring skills.
