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 Ryanair raises full year financial guidance after bumper summer

Ryanair has raised its full year net profit guidance by a quarter…

NEWS Hugh Jackman signs on as Qantas ambassador

The Boy from Oz, Hugh Jackman, and flag-carrier Qantas have announced a…

NEWS Smisek steps down for United amid corruption allegations

United Airlines chief executive Jeff Smisek has stepped down from the role…

NEWS Icelandair to launch Chicago, Montreal & Aberdeen and welcome two 767 aircraft to fleet

Icelandair to launch service to Chicago, Montreal and Aberdeen. They will have…

NEWS Unaccompanied girl gets inappropriately touched by man on American Airlines flight

Parents of a girl who reported to have been inappropriately touched by…

NEWS Pink Delta plane is no more! The 767 N845MH is in the hanger at Atlanta being repainted blue

And the Pink Delta 767-400 is no more. After being pulled into…

NEWS: CAPA says Cathay Pacific to launch A350 service to Gatwick, Copenhagen, Madrid & Tel Aviv

FROM CAPA: Cathay Pacific in Sep-2015 will take delivery of its 53rd…

NEWS Rumours: Cathay Pacific is to announce new route from Hong Kong to Madrid on A350

El jueves directivos de @cathaypacific nos contarán todos los detalles del nuevo…

ALERT Lufthansa strike: 84 long-haul flights cancelled

UPDATE: Lufthansa to cancel 1,000 flights Wednesday as pilots' strike bites. The…

NEWS Lufthansa flights disrupted by pilot strike action

Lufthansa is operating to a special timetable today as flights are disrupted…

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