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.
SkyWest Airlines is on track to take delivery of its first Embraer E175 next month, earn required certifications, and put the type into service under the United Express brand in May, the regional airline’s executives say. The airline has invested about $3 million in training and certification and $10 million in spare parts, including an engine, to ramp up for the new type, Skywest parent SkyWest Inc. CFO Mike Kraupp told analysts during a recent earnings call.
Now that Norwegian Air International (NAI) has its Irish operating certificate, the debate over the carrier’s application to serve the U.S. is coming down to interpretations of acceptable labor practices versus what constitutes excessive regulatory meddling under the U.S.-E.U. Open Skies agreement.
Global air traffic demand is surging enough to sustain record production rates at Airbus and Boeing as well as a strengthening mid-life market—particularly among narrowbodies—that may be costing the manufacturers a few orders, Fly Leasing CEO Colm Barrington asserts. While Boeing 737NGs, and -800s in particular, have long been the leasing industry’s darling, the Airbus A320 family has rallied in the last year. Barrington, whose firm specializes in 737s and A320s, says A320 lease rates climbed a bit in 2013 and are up 15% on 2014 renewals.
