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
FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have agreed to grant extensions to scores of dual-certified repair stations with certificate expiration dates in early 2019, ensuring the recent US government shutdown will not hold up routine renewals.
Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
Supersonic transports (SSTs) under development could produce substantial noise pollution throughout projected global route networks and pose major challenges for aviation carbon-emissions reduction efforts within two decades if new environmental standards are not introduced, an International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) study concludes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Supersonic transports (SSTs) under development could produce substantial noise pollution throughout projected global route networks and pose major challenges for aviation carbon-emissions reduction efforts within two decades if new environmental standards are not introduced, an International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) study concludes.
Air Transport