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 Air Seychelles launches new Paris departures

Air Seychelles will launch three weekly non-stop Paris flights from July 2015,…

NEWS Pilot locked out of Germanwings flight 4U 9525 cockpit

Findings from one of the two ‘black boxes’ recovered from Germanwings flight…

NEWS Easyjet raises profit forecast on fall in oil price and euro

Easyjet has raised its profit forecast because of the weakening euro and…

NEWS Aeroflot Group will take delivery of 152 aircraft over the next three years

Aeroflot Group (comprises Aeroflot - Russian Airlines, Rossiya – Russian Airlines, Pobeda,…

NEWS Are you more likely to die flying on a budget airline?

Air safety expert says where he would – and definitely wouldn’t –…

NEWS American Airlines Group expects merger milestone on April 8

American Airlines and US Airways expect to receive a single operating certificate…

NEWS Lufthansa CEO: 'safety in aviation not a given'

Safety in aviation is not a given, the chief executive of Lufthansa…

NEWS How the Germanwings crash will impact aviation insurance

Allianz has released a statement confirming that it is the head underwriter…

NEWS Defending Ohio As The Birthplace Of Aviation

The Wright Brothers' home in West Dayton is no longer there but…

NEWS Rag left in two Qantas aircraft in 2013 during maintenance

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) called upon the expertise of…

NEWS Flying safer than staying at home, says aviation journalist

UK-based aviation journalist John Walton has spoken to DW about the probable…

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