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 Airbus launches A350-900ULR – Singapore to Offer the ‘World’s Longest Flight’ (19 hours)

Airbus has launched an “ultra-long range” version of the A350-900 and Singapore…

NEWS Breaking Travel News interview: Rajeev Kumar, founder, Mystifly

Nominated as the World’s Leading Airline Consolidator by World Travel Awards, Mystifly…

NEWS Alitalia on course to return to black in 2017

Alitalia has unveiled a series of customer service enhancements that will improve…

NEWS NATS confirms Rolfe as chief executive

The NATS Board has announced the permanent appointment of Martin Rolfe as…

NEWS Alitalia on course to return to black on 2017

Alitalia has unveiled a series of customer service enhancements that will improve…

NEWS Stansted pushes toward passenger records

Stansted Airport has topped 22 million passengers a year for the first…

NEWS Oman Air welcomes first Boeing Dreamliner to fleet

Boeing and Oman Air today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first…

NEWS Vietjet launches new route to Yangon, Myanmar

Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company has officially launched the operation of its…

VIDEO Japan Airlines Boeing 777 makes extreme go around at Narita airport (Tokyo) due to strong crosswind

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NEWS Qantas to make longest commercial flight in the world with a Boeing 787-9

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the new Boeing 787-9 had the…

EMERGENCY Delta flight #DL304 to Atlanta evacuated in Jamaica due to possible cargo hold fire

A Delta flight #DL304 from Jamaica to Atlanta had to be evacuated…

LIVE UPDATES: #MH17 crash report to be published by Dutch investigators

Video by Dutch Safety Board of #MH17 investigation results Final report MH17…

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