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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STRIKE Australian Airports: Staff to stop work for two hours twice a day

Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection employees are planning 10 days…

NEWS Flydubai signs tech deal with Mindtree

Mindtree, a digital transformation and technology services company, has signed a strategic…

NEWS Thomson Airways flight #TOM6555 makes emergency landing at Cardiff Airport

The Boeing 737-800 registration G-FDZG from Tenerife was approaching Cardiff in the…

ALERT Virgin Atlantic #VS26 scraped a blast fence with a winglet during pushback at JFK today

Authorities say the incident happened at 8:30 a.m. Saturday as Virgin Atlantic…

NEWS Denham Airfield mid-air crash avoided after ‘last-minute sighting’

Two light aircraft that came within 200m of colliding avoided a crash…

NEWS Philippine Airlines A340 from Hawaii suffers from severe turbulence and injures 15 people on flight

Philippine Airlines A340, RP-C3438 was on flight PR101 from Honolulu to Manila…

NEWS 44 people taken to hospital with suspicion of smoke inhalation from CSA Czech Airlines flight

CSA ATR72 OK-GFS performing flight OK544 from Prague to Hamburg with 60…

NEWS Ryanair opens new base at Santiago

Ryanair will open a new base at Santiago, its 12th in Spain,…

NEWS Sabre inks deal with Azul Brazilian Airlines

Sabre Corporation has signed an agreement with Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras to…