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.
Commercial banks are expected to be the leading aircraft finance instrument in 2013, but the title will be short-lived as regulatory reforms and risk-aversion drive the traditional players away. Banks are projected to fund about $29 billion of the $104 billion in 2013 deliveries, a Boeing analysis shows. The 28% share gives banking a slim lead over cash, at 25% of the financing pie, and export credit agencies, at 23%.
Air Lease’s big bet on the Boeing 787-10 is rooted in the type’s versatility, which should allow it to serve almost every intercontinental route flown by widebodies tagged for replacement as the new aircraft enters service, says Air Lease Chairman and CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy.
The in-limbo status of Boeing 747-400 freighters traded in to the manufacturer as part of deals to sell new 747-8s adds uncertainty to an already shaky large freighter aircraft market. Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Fleets database shows seven 747-400BCFs going from 747-8 customers to Boeing Aircraft Holding Company since April 1. Air China Cargo, Cathay Pacific subsidiary Dragonair, and Korean Air each handed over two planes, while Cathay Pacific traded in one. Air China, Cathay and Korean all operate 747-8Fs.
