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 Delta Pilot Orders Pizza For His Delayed Flight

What to do with a plane full of angry passengers stuck on…

NEWS Inaugural British Airways flight to Malaysia arrives at Kuala Lumpur

The inaugural British Airways Boeing 777-200ER flight to Malaysia, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International…

VIDEO The A350 XWB tours Asia: May 2015

Airbus' A350 XWB jetliner visited Taipei, Taiwan and Manila, Philippines during May…

NEWS Oman Air launches new flights to Kuala Lumpur

Oman Air is to step up its operation from Muscat to Kuala…

NEWS London City Airport begins expansion work on Western Pier

Work has begun to reconfigure the London City Airport’s Western Pier, which…

NEWS Emirates announces a new route to Bologna from Dubai to begin on the 3rd November

The new daily service: EK092 departs DXB at 0845 and arrives at…

NEWS Etihad expects contribution to US economy to double by 2020

Etihad Airways will contribute US$2.9 billion to the US economy and support…

NEWS Malaysia Airlines battles to convey ‘business as normal’ message

Malaysia Airlines has moved to reassure the flying public that daily operations…

BREAKING EasyJet flight #U26923 from Edinburgh to Amsterdam is declaring an emergency

UPDATE EMERGENCY EasyJet #U26923 from Edinburgh to Amsterdam diverted to Manchester due…

New Details In AF953 Investigation Which Almost Crashed Into Mt. Cameroon

FRANCE - After narrowly missing flying directly into the side of Central…

VIDEO Fascinating Approach of a TAP A330 (Samuel Passos)

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