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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Why flights suddenly were denied Atlantic crossing yesterday

Friday, several flight to North America started to circle North of Scotland…

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 damaged after hitting several deer on runway at Kodiak Airport

Multiple flights to and from Kodiak were canceled after an Alaska Airlines…

Pilot of Delta flight DL3788 made an ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid a B-52 bomber

The Captain of Delta flight DL3788 apologized to passengers for ‘aggressive maneuver’…

Air India flight A320 damaged after it overshot runway at Mumbai Airport this morning

An Air India flight from Kochi overshot the runway while landing at…

Alaska Airlines flights grounded due to IT outage

Alaska Airlines grounded its fleet due to a software outage that is…

A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787-9 diverted back to LAX twice on Saturday

A Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Honolulu returned to Los Angeles International…

ALERT Missed approaches and holding at London Heathrow following closure of runway 27L

Flight operations are halted on runway 27L at London Heathrow. At least…

An Ethiopian Airlines flight veered off the runway at Alula Aba Nega International Airport

Two crew members were injured when an Ethiopian Airlines flight veered off…

Gulf Air to purchase up to 18 new Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Flag carrier of Bahrain to grow its all-787 widebody fleet for expanding…

A Boeing 777W circled over New York for two hours due to in-flight issue

All Nippon Airways flight to Tokyo circled over New York after departure…

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