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.
Splitting work on the largest repair and overhaul deal in U.S. Air Force history between Oklahoma's Tinker AFB and Kelly AFB in San Antonio, Texas, (DAILY, Feb. 15) reflects both the pros and cons of the evolving quasi-private approach to getting the uniformed services out of the support business, say Capitol Hill observers.
Considering the extreme attention to fiscal detail that defines today's commercial airline industry, the higher-ups can't stress enough to their employees the importance of controlling costs at every turn. At Delta Air Lines, management has taken this one step further, empowering employees to help trim costs through a simple yet innovative program that puts front-line workers in charge of improving the bottom line.
