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 British Airways to hire 1,600 cabin crew and 350 pilots in 2016 – a record number of recruits

British Airways has announced hundreds of new jobs for Gatwick and Heathrow.…

NEWS Emirates to commence second daily A380 service to Perth

Emirates will commence a second daily A380 service from Dubai to Perth…

NEWS Ryanair adds route to Palanga

Ryanair is expanding its Stansted Summer 2016 schedule with a new route…

NEWS IAG and LATAM ink deal

International Airlines Group (IAG) has signed a joint business agreement between British…

NEWS Computer Glitches, Mechanical Problem Creates Delays In JetBlue’s Schedule Across USA

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Passengers flying JetBlue Thursday were beset with a…

#OnThisDay in 2009, US Airways 1549 emergency lands in the Hudson river

On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 (AWE1549), an Airbus A320…

VIDEO B-52 Show-Of-Force Flight over Korea

In a demonstration of the steadfast commitment to the Republic of Korea's…

NEWS Xiamen Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines intensify partnership with long-term maintenance agreement and more code-shares

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance offer a fully-certified Maintenance Repair…

ALERT American Airlines #AA45 to JFK is returning to Paris CDG

UPDATE American Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight #AA45 safely landed at Paris CDG.…

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