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.
The facility, China Aircraft Disassembly Centre (CADC), will be ramped up over the next 10 years, with an initial goal of dismantling 20 aircraft annually by 2018, and 50 within five years.
The 12-year deal—a Flight Hour Service (FHS) Component agreement signed as part of the delivery ceremonies for the airline’s first A350 held June 30 in Hanoi, Vietnam—will provide guaranteed access to line-replaceable units and pool access to spare parts.
Slattery’s remarks came during Avolon’s first investor day, held recently in New York. He cited several instances of airlines acting as disruptors of established markets, and each of them are classic or ultra-LCCs.
