Karen Walker

Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief

Washington, DC

Summary

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

Karen serves on the board of directors of the International Aviation Club of Washington and was the IAC’s President in 2017-2018.

Karen has been writing about the aerospace and air transport industries for more than 35 years and is a recognized authority and commenter on the airline industry. She is a regular speaker and moderator at aviation events worldwide and a commentator on radio and TV news programs. In 2019, she was a judge and a presenter for IATA’s inaugural diversity awards.

Based in Washington D.C., she gained her degree in journalism in the U.K. and is a multiple winner of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s aerospace journalism awards.

She is the recipient of the Aerospace Media Awards 2021 Aerospace Writer of the Year.

Articles

By Karen Walker
Newfound airline focus on investor return is good news for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) suppliers, but the industry needs more support hubs in fast-growing air traffic emerging markets such as Asia.
MRO

By Karen Walker
New-found airline focus on investor return is good news for MRO suppliers, but the industry needs more support hubs in the fast-growing air traffic emerging markets such as Asia.
Maintenance & Training

By Karen Walker
Emirates Airline says it is “closely studying” whether to launch Dubai-Atlanta service after Delta Air Lines pulls out from the route next year, a decision it announced earlier this week and which the US carrier claims was prompted by over-capacity by the Gulf carriers.
Airports & Networks