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.
After two years of solid growth through adding customers primarily from Europe, Swiss AviationSoftware is taking aim at the world's fastest-growing commercial aviation market: Asia. The Basel, Switzerland, company is confident that a partnership with customer ST Aerospace will be the key to establishing a beachhead in the Far East.
DOT's significant rulemakings update for November had 21 FAA rules, including the five on the chart that are of special interest to the MRO world. Three rulemakings listed as published on the October report -- the transport category aircraft seat final rule, Hazmat training final rule and wiring maintenance NPRM -- are out of the system. The fuel tank flammability reduction NPRM* was published after DOT's November 2005 report was prepared, so the chart does not reflect that it was published on Nov. 23.
