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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BREAKING United flight slides off runway at Spokane airport (US)

@KREMMolly A United Airlines flight bound for Denver slid off of the…

ALERT Emirates A380 flight #EK5 to London Heathrow is circling since 1 hour. Live:

UPDATE Emirates Airbus A380 #EK5 now returning to Dubai after circling during…

NEWS #MH370 search to end in June 2016

The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER in the southern…

ALERT A passenger injured the co-pilot of KLM flight #KL897 to Beijing

KLM says a "disturbed passenger" injured himself and a co-pilot on a…

NEWS: Co-pilot injured by disturbed passenger on KLM Beijing flight #KL897 to Beijing

KLM says "disturbed passenger" injured himself and a co-pilot on a flight…

NEWS Qatar Airways flies into Los Angeles

Qatar Airways has rung in the New Year with a new daily,…

NEWS Southampton Airport makes TV debut

Southampton Airport’s first ever TV advert has gone live on Sky channels…

NEWS London Heathrow Airport runway closed after flying drone spotted in airspace on Saturday

A flight was delayed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday (January 2) after…

ALERT André Turcat first test pilot of the prototype 001 #Concorde died at the age of 94 years

Michel Retif, Turcat Andre, Henri Perrier and Jacques Guignard were the first…

VIDEO Synchronized parallel takeoff

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NEWS Etihad Airways launches latest stage of airberlin legal battle

Etihad Airways today launched fresh legal action in a bid to overturn…

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