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.
Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines, reported fourth-quarter net income of $70.6 million, doubling its income from a $35 million profit in the year-ago period.
Alaska Airlines said the carrier's 2,600 clerical, office and passenger service employees represented by the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ratified a new three-year labor contract. More than 90% of union members casting ballots voted in the affirmative. The new contract includes wage increases, a signing bonus, job security protections, improved productivity measures and participation in the AS performance-based pay annual incentive plan.
Republic Airways Holdings said Monday it will transfer eight Embraer E-170s from Frontier Airlines to contract flying for Delta Air Lines. The aircraft are expected to be placed into Delta Connection service between May and September and will have a term of six years from the in-service date for DL, RAH said. After the addition of these aircraft, the company and its subsidiaries will operate a total of 48 aircraft on behalf of DL: 16 E-175s, eight E-170s, and 24 E-145s.
