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
New York-based JetBlue Airways, bolstering its top-level management, promoted Joanna Geraghty to president and chief operating officer and put her in charge of day-to-day operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
JetBlue Airways, bolstering its top-level management, promoted Joanna Geraghty to president and COO and put her in charge of day-to-day operations, freeing up CEO Robin Hayes to focus on long-term strategy. Geraghty has been with JetBlue since 2005, most recently serving as EVP-customer experience.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Three U.S. NTSB members, in a 2-1 vote, ruled FAA’s emergency revocation of a Texas-based repair station’s certificate was justified, overturning an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) opinion that FAA over-reacted.
Air Transport