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 Elderly man charged over flight emergency

AN elderly man has been charged over an aircraft incident that forced…

NEWS Fan blade failure on Airbus A330 engine results in engine fire and emergency landing at Singapore

A fan blade failure on a Rolls Royce Trent 700 engine resulted…

NEWS 3 major earthquakes during the night #Bardarbunga

27th August 2014 06:30 - from geoscientist on duty The night started…

NEWS Ryanair rolls out new product aimed at business market

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has launched a new "Business Plus" product aimed…

NEWS Plane makes emergency landing after elderly passenger assaults pilot

A light plane was forced to make an emergency landing in a…

NEWS Recording reveals mid-air emergency over Oberon

EMERGENCY LANDING: The small aircraft that is the subject of an investigation…

NEWS American sees single operating certificate in Q2 2015

​American Airlines chief operating officer Robert Isom anticipates receiving approval for a…

NEWS 'Knee Defender' May Have Led to Plane's Emergency Landing

Newark-to-Denver flight was diverted after two passengers argued over seat device.View article

NEWS Fight over passenger's Knee Defender led to emergency landing

A United Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Chicago after two…

NEWS GE to outfit 777X engines with new composite fan blades

​General Electric has redesigned the engines that will power the Boeing 777X…

NEWS Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Man Uses Anti-Reclining Device

Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Man Uses Anti-Reclining Device.View article

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