Melanie Kraft

Melanie's aviation journey began at a young age, earning her first pilot certifications while still a teenager, before she ever held a driver’s license! As lead journalist at AIRLIVE.net, she plays a pivotal role in shaping the voice and editorial direction of the website. Her experience spans flight operations, air traffic coordination and emergency incident analysis.
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Air France A350 aircraft to LAX returned to Paris 24 mins after takeoff

A flight to Los Angeles returned to Paris Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport…

Wing of Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX damaged after landing from London Stansted

A Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Kalamata suffered an incident after…

Bombardier Global 7500 breaks Montreal-to-Paris record

Bombardier’s flagship Global 7500 long-range business jet has established a new speed…

A Sukhoi Superjet 100 returned to Moscow after it lost engine cowling

An Azimuth Airlines flight from Moscow was forced to return after it…

A Boeing 737-800 tipped back after disembarking in Norway

A Wizz Air plane bound for Gdansk was left with its tail…

Alaska Airlines AS2123 evacuated on runway at Seattle-Tacoma Airport following security threat

All departures were delayed after a passenger made a "direct threat" to…

From now, Paris Orly Airport is ordered to reduce air traffic until midnight

All airlines are requested to reduce their flight schedules by 20% tonight at Paris…

Qantas A380 flight QF2 from London Heathrow stuck in Azerbaijan following emergency landing

A Qantas Airbus A380 from London to Singapore was forced to divert…

Football player Leroy Sané just arrived in Istanbul from London Luton

A private aircraft left London Luton Airport to Istanbul with a famous…

TAP flight TP212 from Newark is declaring an emergency on approach to Porto

Pilots of an Airbus A321 have declared an emergency on approach to…

Silver Airways ceases operations with immediate effect

Silver Airways has officially ceased all operations after filing for bankruptcy, marking…

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