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 Emirates to bring A380 to Washing D.C as United withdraws

Emirates has announced that it plans to upgrade its Dubai-Washington D.C. service,…

NEWS Wenk to take up marketing operations director role at Ryanair

Ryanair has announced the appointment of Matthias Wenk as marketing operations director,…

NEWS Flybe signs franchise agreement with Blue Islands

Flybe has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Channel…

VIDEO Amazing 360° cockpit view of Patrouille Suisse and Airbus A321 – Lauberhorn 2016

360° movie from the cockpit of a Swiss Air Force F-5 jet…

NEWS Ukraine blames Russians for a cyberattack on Kiev’s airport

Ukraine's problems with cyberattacks aren't over -- far from it. The country…

INCIDENT New Zealand Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner #NZ90 encountered horrific turbulence during dinner service

New Zealand flight NZ90 to Auckland encountered horrific turbulence during dinner service. The Boeing…

ALERT A Falcon 20 with landing gear problem went off the runway at Scottsdale Airport

An Falcon 20 with a landing gear problem went off the runway…

VIDEO Ryanair stewardess tells “We don’t want to die” as ice forms on plane’s wing

This is the moment an air stewardess stunned passengers on board a…

VIDEO Yesterday SpaceX failed to land its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in Pacific

Une vidéo publiée par Elon Musk (@elonmusk) le 17 Janv. 2016 à…

VIDEO Breathtaking flight display of Swiss Airbus with F5 fighter jets

Bei solchen Manövern wird sogar SRF-Moderator Michael Weinmann etwas mulmig zumute! #lauberhorn…

VIDEO British Airways #BA146 emergency landing at Heathrow due to hydraulic leak

17/1/2016 Start 2:33 unless final edit BA Flight 146 made a pan…

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