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 U.S. taxpayers stuck with the tab as helicopter flight schools exploit GI Bill loophole

For some flight schools that train helicopter pilots, the GI Bill that…

NEWS Icelandair to Take Two Boeing 767s, Three Bombardier Q400s

Icelandair is breaking with tradition, adding its first two Boeing 767s to…

NEWS Penn State Professor Gets Arrest For Smoking And Yelling Inflight

This airline passenger of questionable sanity/sobriety, on a flight from Nicaragua to…

NEWS FAA Orders Maine Man to Remove Drone Website.

Steve Girard created a side company called Xtreme Aerial View in order…

NEWS A Federal ban on high-powered green laser pointers???

90 percent of laser incidents involve green lights. The green laser pointers…

NEWS The first American-built Airbus

This summer a shipment from Hamburg, Germany, will arrive at the Port…

NEWS Ryanair board approves plan for transatlantic airline

Ryanair's board has approved the plans to start a transatlantic airline as…

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