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 Icelandair #FI520 from Keflavik to Frankfurt is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 10:03UTC Icelandair #FI520 to Frankfurt safely landed at Glasgow airport. #FI520 Reykjavik…

NEWS Ryanair launches High Court action against eDreams and Google

Ryanair has announced that it had launched High Court proceedings against both…

NEWS British Airways embraces Apple Watch technology

The use of the British Airways Apple Watch app has quadrupled in…

ALERT Condor A321 was pulled into light tower at Berlin last night

During maintenance operation on the night of Wednesday around 0:30 clock at…

NEWS Ryanair launches High Court action against eDreams and Google

Ryanair has announced that it had launched High Court proceedings against both…

NEWS British Airways embrace Apple Watch technology

The use of the British Airways Apple Watch app has quadrupled in…

NEWS LATAM rolls out tablets to pilots fleet wide

LAN and TAM are the first South American airline companies to develop…

NEWS: TAM Airlines pilot has been caught with 10kg of cocaine in his bags

A pilot has been caught with nearly 22 pounds (10kg) of cocaine…

NEWS Air India launched today service to San Francisco with reports that 90% of seats are booked

Air India has started non stop service from New Delhi to San…

NEWS Faulty component cited as cause of AirAsia crash

Indonesian officials have suggested a faulty component was a “major factor” in…

VIDEO Airbus​ A350 for TAM, back from first flight at Toulouse

TAM Airlines’ first A350 XWB has successfully taken off from Toulouse International…

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