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.
“March data [show] a correction in volumes after the spike in February, when we saw the positive impact of the Lunar New Year and modal shift owing to seaport congestion in the U.S.,” IATA explains.
The Safety Alert For Operators (SAFO) targets UTC Aerospace (Hamilton Standard/Hamilton Sundstrand) series-14 PCUs, which are installed on ATR 42s, ATR 72s, Embraer EMB-120s, Saab 340s, and Bombardier Dash 8-100s, -200s, and -300s, among other aircraft.
FAA says it is ahead of schedule in its massive effort to consolidate all flight standards and certification guidance into a single online master database and has tested a proof-of-concept, a top agency executive reports. “We are making progress in reviewing our existing databases to assure the information is up to date,” FAA Director of Aircraft Certification Services Dorenda Baker told lawmakers in a hearing last week. Baker told members of the Senate subcommittee on aviation operations, safety and security that she was “impressed” by
