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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ALERT Belair A320 (operating for Air Berlin) rejected takeoff due to brakes problem at Palma on Saturday

A Belair A320 which was operating on behalf of Air Berlin, HB-IOP…

ALERT Southwest Boeing 737-800 suffered a loss of cabin pressure near Denver on Friday

Southwest Airlines B737-800, N8647A was performing flight WN100 (on Friday) from Las…

ALERT Earthquake in Nepal. All flights diverted to India

LIVE First IAF aircraft lands at #Kathmandu with relief support from India…

Turkish Airlines flight #TK1878 from Milan landed at Ataturk Airport,Istanbul with right engine in fire

Turkish Airlines flight TK1878 from Milan to Istanbul. The A320 registered TC-JPE…

NEWS OneJet adds Pittsburgh to travel network

OneJet is expanding its network of nonstop air travel service with the…

NEWS Sabre inks deal with Flybe

Sabre Corporation has started selling ancillaries for Flybe using industry technology standards…

NEWS Oman Air launches codeshare with KLM

Oman Air is has launched a new codeshare agreement with KLM Royal…

NEWS Ryanair unveils Scotland winter schedule

Ryanair will operate 32 routes to/from Scotland during the upcoming winter season.

NEWS Emirates A380 to Brussels. A one off service on the 18th September.

Emirates on 18SEP15 is planning to operate Airbus A380 aircraft on one-off…

ALERT Passengers scramble from smoking Lion Air jet before takeoff at Sumatra airport

Passengers scrambled to open the emergency doors to get out of a…

NEWS Dutch expert fired after showing #MH17 victim photos

A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year's MH17 airliner…