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's proposed insulation upgrade rule has some operators, particularly smaller ones, concerned that phase-in requirements could wreak havoc with maintenance planning.
By Sean Broderick, Maintenance&Safety Editor for AviationNow.com
Software maker Mxi Technologies, already well-established with several major military customers, is poised to announce the first commercial airline customer for its maintenance tracking software. Company executives told The DAILY that one of the larger U.S. majors is close to signing up for Mxi's Maintenix Tracker product. The airline is expected to begin test-running the software, which helps operators track maintenance done on aircraft, engines and components, at its maintenance center in the coming weeks.
Alaska Airlines is close to fully implementing the action plan it submitted to U.S. regulators in 2000 to correct serious deficiencies in its maintenance oversight uncovered during a special audit, FAA and the airline report.
