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.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways (CX) has taken delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 freighter, making it the first carrier in Asia/Pacific region to operate the aircraft.
The US FAA has proposed $1 million in civil penalties against Memphis, Tenn.-Pinnacle Airlines, for allegedly operating two Canadair regional jets in 2009 and 2010 on a combined 63 flights when they were not in compliance with federal aviation regulations.
