Melanie Kraft

Melanie 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 Qatar expands frequencies on ten top routes as demand increases

Qatar Airways has responded to the continuous rise in passenger demand with…

NEWS Boeing donates Dreamliner test plane to Pina Museum

Boeing, elected and community leaders joined together earlier to celebrate the permanent…

NEWS HNA Group chairman Chen Feng delivers keynote speech at WTTC Global Summit

HNA Group chairman Chen Feng has given a keynote speech at the…

NEWS Over 1,500 orders for the versatile Airbus A330

Airbus’ successful widebody A330 Family has passed the major milestone of winning…

NEWS Axe falls as Malaysia Airlines seeks to restructure

Malaysia Airlines will be undertaking a network rationalisation exercise as part of…

NEWS Vietnam Airlines first new Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner completed

The first of national carrier Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners has completed…

NEWS Southwest Failed to Respond to Medical Emergency on Oakland to OC Flight: Lawsuit

A woman filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Monday against Southwest Airlines, claiming crew…

NEWS Serbian president’s plane went into sudden plunge after the co-pilot spilled coffee on the instruments panel

Reuters Blamed initially on 'engine failure', it emerged on Tuesday that a…

NEWS Turkish Airlines boosts London Heathrow departures

Turkish Airlines has announced a new daily flight from London Heathrow Airport…

Incident: JAL Boeing 787 enroute on Apr 20th 2015, lost tyre pressure

A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration JA829J performing flight JL-728 (dep…

NEWS British Airways Cityflyer increases service from London City to Dublin from June

BA Cityflyer from the 1st June is adding a 6th daily rotation…

NEWS Virgin Atlantic plans 787-9 Dreamliner service to Chicago from April 2016

Virgin Atlantic is planning to introduce the Boeing 787-9 from London Heathrow…

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