Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor

Washington, DC

Summary

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.

Articles

By Sean Broderick
American Airlines is gearing up for a strong fourth quarter (Q4) and plans to fly 89% of its 2019 Q4 capacity to support anticipated high holiday-travel demand, the carrier said Oct. 12.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
All Boeing-757 airline will leverage sister regional carrier to help establish Alaska network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Aspiring startup Northern Pacific Airways sees its sister airline Ravn Alaska as a key part of its plan to lure passengers to Anchorage as well as a candidate for expanding the group’s footprint elsewhere in the U.S., the company’s senior executive said.
Airlines & Lessors