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.
Seven months and one fleet type into the implementation of its Integrated Diagnostic System, Air Canada's line maintenance workers already see huge benefits from the young program. And with more aircraft types being plugged into the system soon and broader functionality planned for the near future, airline officials believe today's benefits are a small fraction of what's to come.
An FAA review of in-flight entertainment systems (IFEs) turned up 18 aircraft/IFE combinations that need modifications to improve safety margins, the agency announced last month.
FAA has drafted advisory material that, if approved, will instruct its principal maintenance inspectors to warn airlines about the potential risks of mixing types of grease. The draft Flight Standards Information Bulletin for Airworthiness (FSAW) bulletin cited information uncovered during the probe of a January 2000 Alaska Airlines crash and released in December as justification for the move.
