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 European Commission (EC) has published a roadmap for implementing a pan-European safety management system that, in theory, leverages existing state-level initiatives and suggests ways to create broader efforts to link them together.
A robust and growing market exists for scheduled maintenance on Boeing's 747 family, and while overall reliability is high, the next few years also promise some significant new work as airworthiness directives come close to being finalized this year. Boeing's 747-400 aircraft fleet—passenger and freighter combined—is expected to generate nearly $1.5 billion worth of heavy maintenance visits and C checks during the next three years, $464 million during the next 12 months alone.
Five months since its formal launch and with growth slightly ahead of plan, Clive Jackson, founder and CEO of the business jet-sharing service Victor, is finalizing the startup’s financing and growth plans.
