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.
Airbus confirmed Korean Air has ordered five A330-200s, which brings KE’s orders for the type to 30, of which 23 have already been delivered ( ATW Daily News, Feb. 27, 2009). Airbus said the A330s will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000s.
Embraer reported first-quarter net income of $106.3 million under IFRS accounting standards, an almost fourfold increase from a $27 million profit in the year-ago period.
Air India on Sunday said that nearly 90% of its domestic flights have been disrupted as the pilot strike wears on, forcing the carrier to “substantially curtail” its domestic flights through May 6.
