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.
Chile’s LAN Airlines said Wednesday the company is “confident” it will complete the merger process with TAM during the first quarter of 2012. Chile's antitrust tribunal (TDLC) last week gave conditional approval for the merger ( ATW Daily News, Sept. 22).
All Nippon Airways Group said its pilot unions are threatening a 24-hr. strike Oct. 1. In a statement issued Thursday, ANA said it is continuing “urgent negotiations” to avert industrial action and its disruption to passengers. It said it has put forward a “fair set of proposals with the pilots unions.” ANA said the strike would cancel 186 cancellations and cause 66 delays for domestic flights. International flights would not be affected. Kyodo News reported pilots are seeking improved crew training programs.
