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
ExpressJet Airlines, seeking to keep candidates flowing through its pilot pipeline, has launched a flexible program aimed at helping helicopter pilots transition to first-officer status at the growing regional carrier and possibly join United Airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Revenue headwinds that left JetBlue Airways short of its original first-quarter (Q1) guidance are weakening, leaving the carrier confident in unit-revenue “acceleration” into the fall, EVP and CCO Marty St. George said Apr. 23.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
ExpressJet Airlines, seeking to keep candidates flowing through its pilot pipeline, has launched a flexible program aimed at helping helicopter pilots transition to first-officer status at the growing regional carrier and possibly join United Airlines.
Air Transport