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 Couple who missed check in tried to flag down their Ryanair plane on Malta runway.

Matteo Clementi and Enrica Apollonio missed check-in at Malta airport They then…

NEWS Investigators: British Airways 747 that struck building in Johannesburg was pilot error

The damage was repairable but 747 are being gradually being removedfrom the…

BREAKING VIDEO Red Devil’s parachute fails to open, teammate catches him mid-air

Great to hear the #RedDevils are all ok after their #parachute drama:…

EMERGENCY Singing Woman Causes Russian Plane to Make Emergency Landing

A plane flying from the Siberian city of Irkutsk to Moscow on Friday was forced to make an emergency…

VIDEO EMERGENCY Thomson flight #TOM2588 forced to return to Manchester Airport shortly after take off

@airlivenet pic.twitter.com/q5eSNW4IXp— scott moore (@scottm3974) 19 Juin 2015 @airlivenet pic.twitter.com/mZWJwzaBZr— scott moore…

NEWS A new Russian spyplane skirted the airspace of eastern Ukraine today

Social media are going frenzy after a Russian Air Force Tu-214R was…

NEWS #PAS15 Aeroflot cancels Boeing 787 order

Aeroflot has cancelled its order for 22 Boeing 787s, the carrier's deputy…

EMERGENCY Easyjet #U27045 from Liverpool to Paris is declared an emergency

 Easyjet confirming A320 flight #U27045 has a technical fault. We have reports…

News:Aer Lingus heaped with praise for helping families of #Berkeley victims – @flightcrisis

Aer Lingus' efforts to assist the families of those killed and injured…

NEWS Air Astana selects Airbus A320 for fleet expansion

Air Astana, the Kazakh flag carrier, has signed a deal for seven…

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