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.
Only one U.S. airport has tested a remote air traffic control tower, but the integration of such towers into the NAS is “inevitable,” an FAA official says.
American Airlines is close to a major milestone in its massive narrowbody fleet upgrade program, putting a Boeing 737-800 prototype through final evaluation and certification testing at its Tulsa, Oklahoma, maintenance facility with an eye toward starting modification lines after the peak summer flying season.
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS), seeking to expand its presence in the data-driven maintenance prognostics arena, launched a multi-tier set of aircraft subsystem monitoring and health management services running on an expanded and re-branded version of its five-year-old aircraft system health management (ASHM) product.
