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 budget bill making its way through Congress comes with language—but not dedicated funding—that calls on FAA to evaluate the pros and cons of mandating deployable flight recorders on airliners.
Transport Canada (TC) has mandated Bombardier recommendations to regularly replace 50-seat CRJ elevator shear pins after learning that the pins “may fail prematurely.” The directive issued Jan. 13, does not explain why the pins are failing, nor does it say how Bombardier learned of the problem. There are no references to in-service issues.
American Airlines’ plan to complete required slot divestitures at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) leaves a nonstop monopoly in six markets and cuts Washington-area nonstop service completely in six more, while adding New York-area service in just one new market, an Aviation Week analysis shows.
