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.
Purchase, New York-based Atlas Air Worldwide (AAW) posted third-quarter 2018 net earnings of $71.1 million and raised its full-year outlook for the third straight quarter, citing continued demand for its freighter-focused leasing and charter businesses.
Overcapacity in the increasingly competitive Canadian domestic market led WestJet to defer receipt of four Boeing 737-8s scheduled for delivery next year, but the carrier continues to see opportunities internationally.
Overcapacity in the increasingly competitive Canadian domestic market led LCC WestJet to defer receipt of four Boeing 737 MAX-8s scheduled for delivery next year, but the carrier continues to see opportunities internationally and announced it would redeploy one of its Boeing 767s on a new transatlantic route after it takes its first Boeing 787s.
