Sean Broderick
Chief safety editor and commentator focused on operational and safety implications, providing analysis of fleet software updates, airworthiness directives, and airline impacts.
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Dec 5, 2025 • 22min
As Airbus Strains, Boeing Gains
Jens Flottau, an executive editor with expertise in airframe issues, Sean Broderick, a safety editor focused on operational implications, and Michael Bruno, a chief business editor with a financial lens, dive into the challenges facing Airbus and the resurgence of Boeing. They discuss Airbus's cut in its 2025 delivery target due to supplier issues, operational safety concerns stemming from an EASA software rollback, and Boeing's improving financial outlook with reduced cash burn forecasts. The panel examines who should be held accountable for Airbus's struggles and the constraints on increasing production rates.
Dec 13, 2024 • 23min
Airbus Races, Boeing Staggers To The 2024 Finish Line
Guests include Daniel Williams, Aviation Week's director of Fleet Data, offering crucial insights on aircraft deliveries; Jens Flotow, who heads the commercial aviation team and shares details from his visit to Toulouse; and Sean Broderick, Aviation Week's safety editor, analyzing Boeing's production challenges. They discuss Airbus's ambitious target of 770 deliveries versus Boeing's struggles with production declines and labor issues. The conversation also touches on engine durability, rising costs for airlines, and the effects of supply chain disruptions on the aviation industry.
