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 American Airlines says an A321 operating flight to Hawaii was not approved for the trip

Airbus A321 did not have Etops certification required for journey Airline says…

NEWS Glasgow teacher stranded in Crete after opening vodka on Jet2.com flight

Xanthia Morrison had flown from Glasgow with the northern airline Jet2 for…

ALERT Virgin Atlantic #VS75 Boeing 747 to Orlando is holding. Live:

UPDATE G-VXLG suffered a burning smell from the aircon back in May. UPDATE…

NEWS Emirates increases capacity to St Petersburg

Emirates is reinforcing its commitment to Russia by upgrading the aircraft servicing…

NEWS Qatar Airways signs 10 year deal with Arconics

Qatar Airways has engaged Dublin-based Arconics to implement an enterprise Corporate Document…

NEWS easyJet launches new routes for spring sale

easyJet has put its spring schedule on sale for 2016 with a…

NEWS Air Canada adds route between Montreal and Casablanca

Air Canada will launch non-stop service between Montreal and Casablanca, the carrier’s…

NEWS Oops: American Accidentally Flies Wrong Plane To Hawaii

American has sub-fleets of both ETOPS and non-ETOPS A321s. In other words,…

ALERT Planes bump into each other at Los Angeles

@BSchaumkel170 borracha. Two borrqchos hit the planes at LAX pic.twitter.com/ux1t6VWc88 — C's…

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