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 GAO analysis attempts to quantify what raising the PFC—which has been capped since 2000—would do to overall funding, factoring in any reduction in tax revenue caused by a reduction in air travel due to perceived higher fares.
The plan—launched following the excursion of an American Airlines MD-82 at Little Rock, Arkansas in 1999—that spotlighted the risks of non-standard RSAs, has seen some $3 billion in airport-improvement program (AIP) funding.
Analysts eyeing long-term ramifications of low oil prices on airline-fleet strategies see several potentially significant scenarios lining up, but most don’t expect any trend-altering shifts for another 6-12 months.
