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 Passengers forced to jump from Flybe plane on runway after emergency landing at Rotterdam

Loganair flight made an emergency landing at Rotterdam with a hydraulic issue…

EMERGENCY Fumes force Aer Lingus flight #EI352 to return to Dublin

Flight EI352 left Dublin Airport at 7.20am and was en route to…

NEWS Two people die as a Beechcraft aircraft bursts into Flames in Chigwell, Essex

Two people have died in a light plane crash, which caught fire…

NEWS Thomas Klühr appointed SWISS CEO

Thomas Klühr is to succeed Harry Hohmeister as CEO of SWISS in…

NEWS New appointments for Ryanair

Ryanair has made a number of new senior appointments to its management…

NEWS Emirates increases service to Boston

Emirates has launched its second daily service from Dubai International Airport (DXB)…

BREAKING Air France #AF1688 from Paris CDG to Bucharest is delcaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 08:16 UTC Air France #AF1688 to Bucharest diverted to Vienna due…

ALERT Aviastar airline loses contact with a DHC-6 Twin Otter flight on Sulawesi Island

UPDATE Crews searching for missing plane along its flight path from Masamba…

BREAKING Norwegian #DY3607 from Dublin to Copenhagen is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 13:11 UTC Norwegian #DY3607 from Dublin to Copenhagen is diverting to…

EMERGENCY VietJet Airbus A320 flight #VJ496 suffered severe damage due to bird strike

A Vietjet aircraft had to be grounded in Hanoi to fix its…

NEWS Thomson Airways rolls out iPads to cabin crew

As part of its aim to revolutionise holiday flying, Thomson Airways has…

NEWS British Airways welcomes first Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 to fleet

British Airways’ first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has arrived at Heathrow to take…

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