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 Airlines starting over 450 new routes in first three weeks of S15 season

Sunday 29 March represents the start of the northern hemisphere’s “summer season”.…

NEWS Germanwings Drafts in Planes From Other Airlines as Crews Deemed ‘Unfit to Fly’

Germanwings has drafted in 11 planes from other airlines to cater for…

NEWS American Airlines Slow to Deal with 'Dead Passenger' Problem

The largest airline in the world seems willing to let dead people…

UPDATE: The latest details in the Germanwings crash

Germanwings crash scene (AFP/Denis Bois/Gripmedia/AFP TV) Latest developments: One of the pilots…

NEWS Germanwings plane crash: A320 pilot says co-pilot can be locked out of cockpit

It is possible for one pilot of an Airbus A320 to lock…

NEWS Germanwings plane crash: pilot locked out of cockpit

As officials struggled to explain why a jet with 150 people on…

NEWS Investigators Reach Germanwings Crash Scene in French Alps

French investigators reached the scene of the Germanwings Airbus A320 accident late…

NEWS New MH370 Report Reveals Radar, Procedural Failings

One year after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a factual…

NEWS (Video) Airbus Reinforced Cockpit Door Description and Procedure

Inevitably there will be questions about cockpit access procedures; here is a…

NEWS F-35 pilots are seeing double, but it's the plane that's drunk

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter may be stealthy, powerful and expensive, but…

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