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 Beijing unveils plans for the biggest airport terminal in the world

The number of Chinese tourists eager to travel the world has risen…

NEWS Nepal Air’s second Airbus A320 comes with 5 tons of quake relief

Nepal Airlines took delivery of a new Airbus A320 that will fly…

NEWS Pegasus grew faster than rest of Turkish aviation market in Q1 of 2015

According to the Public Disclosure Platform’s (KAP) traffic data for January-March 2015,…

ALERT Bird Strike Forces Plane to Make Emergency Landing at LaGuardia

An airplane made an emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport just after takeoff…

NEWS Airbus 'to sue over US spying'

Leaks from a secret report by Germany's national intelligence agency, the BND,…

ALERT Air France flight #AF1620 hit by a car at Paris CDG airport

The Airbus A320 registered F-GKXY was hit by a car at Paris…

NEWS Bangkok Airways joins oneworld Global Explorer fare

Bangkok Airways is the latest airline to start participating in Global Explorer,…

NEWS Lufthansa calls for arbitration in flight crew pay dispute

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

BREAKING EasyJet #U28626 from Palma de Mallorca to London is declaring an emergency and diverting

UPDATE EMERGENCY EasyJet #U28626 from Palma de Mallorca to London LGW is…

NEWS Qatar Airways to go daily on Edinburgh-Doha flights

Qatar Airways will begin to operate a daily direct scheduled service from…

NEWS Bangkok joins oneworld Global Explorer fare

Bangkok Airways is the latest airline to start participating in Global Explorer,…

VIDEO Impressive landings in the thick fog of Gatwick (ILS CAT III)

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