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.
Aeromexico is leveraging network discipline and new ancillary revenue generation to offset rising fuel costs, domestic inflation, a weakening peso and overcapacity in some key markets,
SkyWest Inc., parent of SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, is continuing to benefit from its fleet transition and posted net income of $76 million in the second quarter, a 34% year-over-year improvement as revenue climbed 2% to $908 million.
Alaska Airlines will cut 2019 growth plans in half—part of a multi-pronged strategy to reduce costs and maintain margins as the airline continues to adjust following the acquisition of Virgin America and in response to higher fuel costs.
