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.
FAA on Oct. 17 published an updated SFAR 92 -- the special regulation that paved the way for operators to modify cockpits. The original document, issued Oct. 9, covered passenger operators only (O&M, November 2001). The new version, dubbed SFAR 92-1, broadened the rule's coverage to include ``all operators that hold an air carrier certificate or operating certificate issued under Part 119 and that conduct operations under Part 121.''
America West is contesting the severity of fines proposed by FAA for maintenance-related violations, arguing FAA should reduce the penalties because the airline voluntarily disclosed many of the infractions, and that it was responsive to corrective actions ordered by the agency.
SEAN BRODERICK, LEE ANN TEGTMEIER and FRANK JACKMAN
Aviation changed forever on Sept. 11, but for companies on the aftermarket side, the changes are less dramatic than in other parts of the industry. While aircraft operators and airports grapple with a host of new variables that affect their businesses, the keys to generating aftermarket profits--cost control, supply chain management and product-line diversity--have not changed.
