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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VIDEO This time you’re waiting at red light and a plane lands in front of you!

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NEWS New sales leadership for Royal Brunei in UK

Royal Brunei Airlines has formally announced the appointment of Christina Vidos as…

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MSC Cruises and Barrhead Travel are giving Scottish guests the opportunity to…

NEWS Norwegian boosts sales team to target UK sales

Norwegian has appointed Dominic Tucker as head of sales, UK. He joins…

NEWS Scandinavian Airlines welcomes latest A330-300 to fleet

Scandinavian Airlines has become the first European airline to receive the new…

ALERT American Dreamliner #AA79 returned to stand at Heathrow due fuel leak

American flight #AA79 Boeing 787 Dreamliner registration N808AN had to return to…

NEWS China president Xi visits Boeing to confirm 300 plane purchase

Boeing has welcomed China president Xi Jinping to its wide-body commercial airplane…

NEWS Ryanair raises full year financial guidance

Ryanair has raised its full year traffic forecast from 103 million to…

NEWS Unattended Phone Causes Flight Diversion

An unattended phone on an Air Canada flight gave emergency crews a…

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