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 The employee who slept in the cargo hold on @AlaskaAir flight #AS448 has been banned

A Menzies Aviation (Seattle) baggage handler who became trapped in the baggage…

Report: Hackers Could Use Plane WiFi to Hijack Controls

That in-flight WiFi we've all become so fond of could be breached…

NEWS Rolls-Royce wins largest ever order from Emirates

Rolls-Royce has won its largest ever order, worth $9.2 billion, to provide…

NEWS Air Europa launches first Dreamliner flight on Madrid-Miami route

Air Europa, Spain’s largest privately-owned airline, this week inaugurated its first scheduled…

NEWS Israel offers cash incentives for airlines flying to Eilat

The Israel Ministry of Tourism has announced a new tourism directive to…

NEWS All Nippon Airways takes Star Wars livery into the skies

All Nippon Airways will introduce a Star Wars livery, with the iconic…

NEWS Solar-powered plane on round-the-world flight gets stuck in China

The Solar Impulse 2, the experimental plane attempting to fly around the…

BREAKING We got reports of a new bomb alert on a Turkish Airlines flight #TK1923

Turkish Airlines TK1923 Istanbul to Basel just returned to Istanbul due to…

VIDEO Woman ‘Stabs’ Man With Pen For Snoring Too Loud On Plane

A Southwest Airlines plane preparing to fly to Manchester, N.H. was forced…

NEWS Bomb hoax forces Indonesian plane to make emergency landing

A Batik Air flight in Indonesia made an emergency landing due to…