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 Airbus Vies With Boeing to Fill Niche Once Held by 757 Jetliner

The Boeing 757, the longest narrow-body ever, triggered dueling views in front…

NEWS Video: F/A-18 Hornet carrier qualifications

USN Hornets perform car quals aboard the French carrier Charles De Gaulle.…

NEWS Military helicopter crashes in northwest Florida, 11 missing

Eleven members of the U.S. military were missing after an Army UH-60…

NEWS A light aircraft made an emergency landing on a French Alps ski slope, clipping a Polish skier

A light aircraft made an emergency landing on a French Alps ski…

ALERT Small plane off runway at Blackpool Airport; no casualties – @BoyneySNR

@NW_Fire_Control @LancashireFRS W37 crews assisting at Blackpool airport with a jet crashed…

NEWS Tires burst on Oman Air flight during arrival in Delhi

Oman Air flight WY A40-BV 73L, a Boeing 737 flying from Muscat…

NEWS Lufthansa rolls out Premium Economy Class to A380 fleet

The first Lufthansa Airbus A380 equipped with the airline’s new Premium Economy…

NEWS Tires burst on Oman Air during arrival in Delhi

Oman Air flight WY A40-BV 73L, a Boeing 737 flying from Muscat…

BREAKING 10 passengers fainted on a Air Europa flight from Barcelona to Tel Aviv

Ten passengers on the plane company "Air Europa", leased from "Flying Carpet",…

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