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.
United Airlines’ top competitors are prioritizing domestic growth over seemingly more enticing international opportunities, but the moves do not appear to be direct responses to United’s aggressive hub-fortifying strategy, analysts at Morgan Stanley said.
An analysis of second- and third-quarter schedules at US majors Dallas/Fort Worth-based American Airlines, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines show an aggregate domestic capacity boost of 4%, compared to just 1% internationally.
Strong international growth supported by steady domestic returns has U.S. airline RASM trending upward 2.5-3% year-over-year (YOY) for the first half of 2018, a UBS analysis of ticket sales suggested.
