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.
Anticipated effects of the COVID-19 pandemic—including a smaller global fleet, near-term retirements of older aircraft and expected cost-cutting by airlines over the next several years—have led Boeing to cut 10%, or about $100 billion, out of its 20-year forecast for commercial aviation services spending.
Boeing’s updated commercial forecast sees customers taking 11% fewer new deliveries in the next decade than it projected a year ago as the industry slowly emerges from the demand crisis created by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Boeing 737 MAX saga isn’t over yet, but recent public comments by the heads of the FAA and EASA suggest that the 19-month grounding is coming to an end.
