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.
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI), betting that freight-hauling economics will differ significantly from the passenger-hauling returns that are driving 50-seat regional jets from airline service, has given the go-ahead to its Bombardier CRJ100 and 200 passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversion program. AEI, which has been studying the CRJ conversion market for some time, says it is “fully funding” the program’s development costs. It will convert the regional jets (RJs) under a supplemental type certificate (STC) licensed from Bombardier.
Asia, the Middle East and North America are emerging as the most attractive likely markets during the next three years for Boeing 777 widebody heavy maintenance visits and C checks, underscoring the potential for a capacity crunch heading the industry’s way. According to data in the Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s MRO Prospector tool, today’s active 777 fleet will need $684.9 million worth of heavy maintenance visits (HMV) and C checks in a 36-month period ending in September 2015, the most recent study period.
Hawker Beechcraft is developing both short- and long-term plans to address a recurring landing gear part fatigue cracking problem highlighted by the NTSB.
