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.
Airbus and Boeing may struggle to sell out delivery slots bridging current-generation and next-generation models, but will balance big-picture demand with deliveries while ensuring the current record backlog does not lead to unwanted aircraft, a top leasing executive maintains.
Air Lease Corp.’s decision to launch the Airbus A321neo’s long-range (LR) variant was driven by the added flexibility it will offer operators flying longer routes with existing narrowbodies, including Boeing 757s, but the lessor stops short of calling it a replacement for the venerable Boeing twin.
