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 Etihad takes delivery of second A380

Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its second Airbus A380 in its…

NEWS Ryanair in digital focus

Ryanair has signed a new partnership with Adobe, which will allow Ryanair…

EMERGENCY Air Canada B787 over Gulf of Alaska on Apr 26th 2015, hydraulic leak

An Air Canada Boeing 787-800, registration C-GHQQ performing flight AC-3 from Vancouver,BC…

NEWS Boeing 777-300ER milestone for Cathay Pacific

Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways have celebrated the delivery of the airline’s…

NEWS Air Passenger Duty scrapped for young travellers in UK

Families flying from the UK will benefit from the abolition of Air…

NEWS Lufthansa brings flagship A380 to Los Angeles route

Lufthansa has begun serving Los Angeles International Airport with its flagship aircraft—…

NEWS Air France brings new app to Apple Watch

The Air France App has launched on Apple Watch, allowing Air France…

NEWS Pegasus Airlines records strong growth figures in first quarter

Pegasus Airlines has continued to record double digit growth figures during the…

NEWS: Passenger fined after plane forced to divert to @Shannonairport – @flightcrisis

A US-bound passenger plane was forced to dump over 20 tonnes of…

NEWS Routes Europe to return to UK with Belfast event in 2017

Routes Europe will return to the United Kingdom in 2017 when the…

NEWS Airbus says will file criminal complaint over US spy claims

European aviation and aeronautics giant Airbus said Thursday it would file a…

NEWS Lufthansa calls for arbitration in flight crew pay dispute

Lufthansa is offering a further concession to the Vereinigung Cockpit flight crew…