Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.
Linda received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.
Previous positions include Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Trips & Getaways magazine; Editor, The Bowie Blade-News, published by Capital-Gazette Communications; and Managing Editor, The Prince George’s Sentinel. She has also worked as an editor for book publishers, Maryland Historical Press and BOMI Institute.
Linda lives in Gambrills, MD and enjoys family time with her three adult children and six grandchildren.
Starting off the new year, this week’s top air transport story includes an update on the runway incursion between a Japan Airlines A350 and a Japan Coast Guard De Havilland Canada Dash 8.
Editors are combing the archives for key events and award recipients over the past 50 years ahead of ATW’s 50th Airline Awards gala in Dubai on May 31, 2024.
