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.
Mitsubishi Aircraft has mounted the Pratt & Whitney PW1200G geared turbofan (GTF) engine onto the first MRJ flight test aircraft in preparation for first flight in early 2015.
GE Aviation will collaborate on a $36 million project to create a research and testing center to advance the technology of gas turbine engines used for jet aircraft, power generation plants, and the oil and gas industry.
