Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor

Washington, DC

Summary

Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and 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 airline business, MRO, and safety.

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.

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Articles

Ukrainian Airliner Downing Shows Conflict-Zone Issues Endure

By Jens Flottau Jan 24, 2020
Most in industry and government see high-level, multinational efforts as a pipe dream, leaving airlines to fend for themselves.
Air Transport

Suppliers, Customers Suffer As Boeing 737 MAX Return Slips

By Jens Flottau Jan 24, 2020
Boeing did not have the best year, and how many aircraft can and will be built will likely be open questions for years.
Air Transport

Southwest: Simulator Mandate Would Add Two Months To MAX Grounding

By Sean Broderick Jan 23, 2020
Adding simulator training to Boeing’s latest projected 737 MAX certification time frame could push Southwest Airlines’ next MAX revenue flights into the 2020 fourth quarter, estimates laid out by the airline’s executives show.
Air Transport

 

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