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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PHOTOS Massive power outage in Amsterdam Schiphol airport terminals

Cheeky power cut at the airport #pryce #amsterdam Une photo publiée par…

NEWS #Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had serious depressive episode (Bild newspaper) #4U9525

Citing internal documents and Lufthansa sources, Bild said Andreas Lubitz spent a…

NEWS: 52 deaths highlight impact of recent air disasters on Australia

In the last 17 months, 52 Australians have been killed in air…

NEWS: Damaged Malaysia Airlines A330 is limping home

A severe hard landing by a Malaysia Airlines A330 at Melbourne Airport…

NEWS CAE awarded contracts valued at more than C$70 million for five full-flight simulators and update services

Montreal, Canada, March 25, 2015 – (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE…

ALERT If you missed it, there are new very important data about #Germanwings flight #4U9525 autopilot

According to FlightRadar24, Between 09:30:52 and 09:30:55, the autopilot was manually changed…

EMERGENCY Cracked windshield forced US Airways Express flight to an emergency landing at Burlington airport

A cracked windshield forced an emergency landing at the Burlington airport Thursday…

NEWS New cockpit policy for Air Canada

Following the fatal Germanwings crash, Air Canada has announced it will be…

NEWS Light Plane Flips in KDWH Seaplane Strip

A pilot who "crashed" in the seaplane landing strip at Houston Hooks…

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