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.
Boeing’s latest forecast for commercial pilots and cabin crew personnel sees global demand offsetting the removal of data for countries hit by Ukraine war sanctions.
AAR Corp. is seeing strong demand for both airframe maintenance and parts, but executives are keeping an eye on broader economic variables that could create headwinds for airlines, and by extension, the aftermarket.
AAR Corp. is confident that its growing partnership with drag reduction kit developer Aero Design Labs (ADL) will prove lucrative as Boeing 737 operators sign up for the new kits and similar fuel-saving products are rolled out.
