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 VIDEO: Qantas A380 lands at LA's Ontario Airport

Qantas was forced to divert its SYD-LAX A380 to the little-used Ontario…

NEWS Avianca commits to 100 A320neo aircraft

Avianca Holdings S.A. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus…

NEWS Be sure to wear your seat belt

At 30,000 feet above the ground, chaos ensued inside American Airlines Flight…

EMERGENCY Engine of A320 VivaColombia #VVC8023 exploded after take off

A plane of the Colombian airline VivaColombia was forced to turn around…

NEWS Virgin Australia to relinquish NZ operators certificate

Virgin Australia has had to relinquish its operators licence in NZ. 11…

NEWS Bahamas welcomes new automated airport check-in facilities

Lynden Pindling International Airport in Bahamas has launched a new Automated Passport…

NEWS Egis upgrades airfield facilities at Riyadh Airport as tourism grows

The King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing a…

NEWS New airport forms part of huge Bogotá infrastructure overhaul

Colombian capital Bogotá has unveiled plans for a second international airport, El…

NEWS IATA joins Ecole nationale de l’aviation civile for aviation training program

The International Air Transport Association has announced the launch of an advanced…

NEWS London City Airport expansion given approval

In a step forward in easing aviation capacity in the south-east of…

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