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 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 Qatar Airways launches all-first-class flight to Saudi Arabia

Qatar Airways has announced the launch of a new daily All-First Class…

NEWS Air Astana selects Airbus A320 for fleet expansion

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

NEWS Dubai International continues to welcome record passenger numbers

High volumes and steady growth continued at Dubai International in April with…

NEWS Airbus can restart A400M test flights in Spain after crash – Defence Ministry

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's defence ministry said on Thursday that Airbus could…

NEWS Volga-Dnepr orders 20 747-8F Freighters worth $7.4 billion amid dicey US-Russian relations

Boeing won breathing space for its struggling jumbo jet on Wednesday with…

BREAKING Dead stowaway fell from undercarriage British Airways flight #BA54 from Johannesburg

A stowaway is believed to have fallen to his death after clinging…

NEWS World Airline awards top 100 airlines

In the World Airline Awards ceremony at Paris Airshow, Skytrax announced the…