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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Alaska Airlines AS2123 evacuated on runway at Seattle-Tacoma Airport following security threat

All departures were delayed after a passenger made a "direct threat" to…

From now, Paris Orly Airport is ordered to reduce air traffic until midnight

All airlines are requested to reduce their flight schedules by 20% tonight at Paris…

Qantas A380 flight QF2 from London Heathrow stuck in Azerbaijan following emergency landing

A Qantas Airbus A380 from London to Singapore was forced to divert…

Football player Leroy Sané just arrived in Istanbul from London Luton

A private aircraft left London Luton Airport to Istanbul with a famous…

TAP flight TP212 from Newark is declaring an emergency on approach to Porto

Pilots of an Airbus A321 have declared an emergency on approach to…

Silver Airways ceases operations with immediate effect

Silver Airways has officially ceased all operations after filing for bankruptcy, marking…

Jetstar Asia to cease operations by end of next month

Singapore-based budget airline Jetstar Asia will shut down resulting in up to…

A Delta flight arrived at LAX late at night after the plane was diverted due to a sick dog

A Delta Air Lines flight DL694 from Detroit to Los Angeles was diverted to…

Ryanair flight FR8163 to London Stansted declared an emergency and is diverting to Madrid

A flight from Málaga to London turned around over Spain and diverted…

American Airlines flight AA5702 declared an emergency and returned to Jacksonville

A flight to Charlotte returned to Jacksonville few minutes after pilots declared…

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