Melanie Kraft

Melanie 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 Fire drills on the ISS

Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts and Flight Engineers Samantha Cristoforetti and Anton…

NEWS Ryanair says it WON’T be offering £10 flights to America

Ryanair has backtracked on plans to develop a cheap flights to America-…

NEWS Air NZ pulls out of airpoints with the BNZ bank in New Zealand

Many thousands of customers are disappointed with one of New Zealand's major…

NEWS China Airlines stewardess possibly spreads rubella to over 1,000 passengers

The Centres for Disease Control yesterday said that a female flight attendant…

NEWS The Fastest Airline in the Country

Nate Silver has just unveiled a new Fastest Flights interactive tool promising…

NEWS Stop Buying Into the Airlines' Bereavement Fare Mythology

Death may occasionally take a holiday, but it rarely warrants an airport…

NEWS Airlines have special procedures aboard flights in case of deaths

With an estimated 3.3 billion people traveling on about 27 million flights…

NEWS JetBlue Airlines and Southwest Airlines earn top customer experience ratings

JetBlue Airlines and Southwest Airlines deliver the best customer experience in the…

NEWS Looking To Block Competition, Airlines Target Open Skies Agreements

One of the biggest misimpressions about the free market is the mistaken…

NEWS Etihad 777-300ER gets Hollywood touch

An Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER has been given a touch of Hollywood…

NEWS Marine Aviators Help Young Women Explore Military Aviation

Aviation is a male-dominated career field in both the commercial sector and…

NEWS Frontier Airlines raising baggage fees

Frontier Airlines, which has expanded rapidly in Phoenix and other cities, is…

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