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.
Alaska Airlines’ ramp service and store agent workers have ratified a new six-year contract. The contract, which becomes amendable in July 2018, includes wage increases of 10% over the life of the agreement, two long-term contract payments, and job security and improved productivity provisions.
United Airlines (UA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Assn. of Flight Attendants covering flight attendants from the company's Continental Micronesia (CMI) subsidiary.
