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 JetBlue pilot who yelled during flight sues airline for $16M

A JetBlue Airways pilot who scared passengers by yelling about Jesus and…

NEWS Fasle fire alarm forces an A310 Bangladesh Airlines flight from Singapore to emergency landing at Dhaka airport

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Singapore with 210 passengers made an…

NEWS List of aircraft accidents and incidents intentionally caused by pilots

On March 24, 2015, Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashed in France, supposedly following…

NEWS easyJet opens new base at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Porto

easyJet has opened its new base at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport…

NEWS Emirates adds daily Orlando service

Emirates is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September…

WATCH Plane takes off from South Carolina highway

After making an emergency landing Thursday night, a plane took-off from a…

NEWS Andreas Lubitz Co-pilot of the crashed #GermanWings A320 regularly visited the french Alps

Younger, Andreas Lubitz - who has voluntarily launched the A320 against a…

ALERT Who was the captain of #Germanwing flight #4U9525 ?

As reports emerge that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the Germanwings flight…

NEWS EASA recommends minimum two crew in the cockpit

EASA published a temporary recommendation for airlines to ensure that at least…