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 Vietnam Airlines To Receive First Boeing 787-9 in May; Airbus A350-900 in June

Vietnam Airlines will take delivery of the first of 19 Boeing 787-9s…

NEWS Arkia Israeli Airlines Commits to Airbus A330-900s

Arkia Israeli Airlines has signed a MOU with Airbus for up to…

EMERGENCY Eastern Airways flight #T34095 declared an emergency and returned to Aberdeen Airport

BREAKING Plane evacuated on taxiway at Aberdeen airport, fire retardent being sprayed…

NEWS Boeing, Korean Air Announce Order for Five 777 Freighters

SEATTLE, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing and Korean Air today finalized…

NEWS Boeing Sees No Business Case For 757 MAX

Whatever else Boeing may be discussing with potential customers at this year’s…

NEWS Southwest Airlines Goes to Federal Court to Keep from Having to Share Love Field Gates With Delta

On January 30 Southwest Airlines announced that it was taking United Airlines’…

NEWS Top 10 North American Scheduled Airlines by Fleet Size

Top 10 North American scheduled airlines by fleet size. Source: Aviation Week…

NEWS Alaska Airlines Orders Six More Boeing 737-900ERs

Alaska Airlines will buy six more Boeing 737-900ERs, in an order valued…

NEWS Qatar Airways Denies Staff Need Permission to Marry

Doha (AFP) - The chief of Qatar Airways, Akbar al-Baker, has furiously…

NEWS Alitalia Begins Reinstating Long-Haul Network

Alitalia, which recently became an Etihad Airways equity partner, will resume services…

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