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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NEWS An American F-16 was hit by small-arms fire over Afghanistan

An American F-16 took fire over Afghanistan last Tuesday, forcing the pilot…

BREAKING A man died on board an Aer Lingus #EI485 this evening after being restrained

UPDATE Irish police have confirmed that a number of packages were found…

NEWS FAA Warning Flyers Not to Pack Lithium Batteries in Checked Bags

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a safety warning about spare lithium…

VIDEO Impressive manual landing on board this Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 ‪#‎AvGeek‬

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EMERGENCY Plane lands safely in Canada after smoke reported in cockpit

Cape Breton Regional Police say a commercial aircraft carrying about 70 passengers…

VIDEO KLM releases new flight safety film

This new innovative flight Safety film emphasizes the amount of detail that…

NEWS Lufthansa, cabin crew fail to reach deal on pension scheme

The latest round of talks between German airline Lufthansa and its cabin…

NEWS Air France increases Paris (Roissy)-Havana flights

AIRFRANCE in winter season plans to operate additional flights on Paris CDG…

NEWS Air France keeping more cast members then planned

Air France will cut less than a third of the 2,900 job…

BREAKING American Airlines #AA796 from Philadelphia to Tel-aviv is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 07:50 UTC American Airlines #AA796 is landing at London Heathrow due…

NEWS Passenger allegedly choked for reclining her seat, Southwest flight makes emergency landing

A Southwest Airlines flight turned around and made an emergency landing in…