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.
by Sean Broderick, AviationNow.com Maintenance&Safety Editor, [email protected]
Heico Corp. this week reported fiscal second quarter 2001 net profits of $4.8 million, representing essentially flat year-over-year growth. But the company's core business -- selling its new-build aircraft and engine spare parts -- continues to expand rapidly. Sales by its Flight Support unit -- which both sells and overhauls parts -- increased 13% for the quarter, from $29.3 million to $33.3 million. Heico's profit came on sales of $41.7 million for the three months ended April 30, compared with $53.6 million during the same time period last year.
Manufacturers and modifiers of about 7,000 U.S.-registered aircraft will have until December 2002 to review fuel tank systems and recommend safety enhancements, such as stepped-up inspections, and operators will have another 18 months to put new procedures into practice, according to a sweeping regulation to be published today.
Alaska Airlines' maintenance operations, under heavy scrutiny following allegations of falsified records at its Oakland base made several years ago and the apparently unrelated crash of an MD-80 last January, was dealt three more blows recently. FAA Tuesday revealed that it would propose a $211,000 fine against the carrier for failing to do required work on an MD-80 landing gear part two years ago.
