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 Qatar Airways brings Airbus A350 to United States for first time

Qatar Airways today becomes the first airline to fly the Airbus A350…

NEWS United Airlines rolls out iPhones to airport staff

United has announced the airline will equip its customer service representatives in…

NEWS Three B747-200F’s are parked at KUL and nobody knows who owns them!

The operating company of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn…

NEWS Emirates brings A380 service to Copenhagen, Denmark

Emirates has expanded its network of destinations served by the highly-popular A380…

NEWS Norwegian continues to grow traffic in UK with launch of Caribbean routes

Norwegian carried close to two million customers in November, an increase of…

NEWS Global Aerospace Summit wins Abu Dhabi aviation support

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Abu Dhabi Airports…

NEWS Debris from SpaceX rocket found 4,000 miles from launch site, in UK

A large chunk of debris from a SpaceX rocket has been found…

ALERT Air France #AF83 to Paris CDG diverted to Montreal following anonymous threat

UPDATE 11:18UTC #AF83 is now back in the air, heading to Paris…

NEWS UK will speed up purchase of F-35 jets

In a rare display of increased military spending, George Osborne has told…

VIDEO Running Low on Fuel: British Airways 747

A British Airways 747 approaching Singapore gets stuck in a hold and…

BREAKING Condor A321 #DE490 from Berlin to Hurghada, Egypt diverted to Budapest due to bomb threat

©Laszlo Balogh/Reuters A Condor Airbus A321 (reg. D-AIAG) flight #DE490 from Germany…

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