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.
Deliveries from Boeing’s 737 MAX stored inventory slowed in the last two months, providing early evidence that supports Boeing’s latest projections of deliveries from the parked backlog lasting into 2023, an Aviation Week Fleet Discovery analysis shows.
U.S. House of Representatives transportation committee leadership has asked the U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general (IG) to review the FAA’s oversight of the Boeing 787 program as quality issues continue to hamper production and deliveries.
Boeing has expanded its proposed nacelle changes for Pratt & Whitney-powered 777s to include thrust reverser modifications, the company told the FAA in a regulatory filing.
