Anthony J. “Tony” Broderick, a long-time and widely recognized safety executive at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and later an industry consultant on safety matters, died Dec. 20 in Bealeton, Virginia, after a long illness. He was 75.
Broderick joined FAA in 1976, and two years later, he joined the agency’s regulation and certification organization, which developed and enforced all U.S. aviation safety standards.
Until his retirement from FAA in 1996, in the aftermath of the fatal ValuJet Flight 592 accident, he played roles in several major regulatory initiatives, including developing international audit standards for civil aviation agencies, and developing standards for safe operation of twin-engine airliners over oceans and the polar regions. He also served as one of FAA’s primary liaisons with other agencies and testified on behalf of FAA at many congressional hearings on a range of aviation issues.
He retired from government service as associate admi…
