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 A United Boeing 777 made an emergency landing in Halifax because of fire aboard

A United Airlines jet on its way to Brussels made an emergency…

Qatar Airways Flight QR23 escorted to Manchester Airport following bomb hoax

A 47 year old man from the North West of England is…

NEWS The ATR-72 flight #GE222 struck trees before to crash

The Aviation Safety Council (ASC) of Taiwan shows that the TransAsia ATR-72…

NEWS American Airlines flight #AA2214 diverted to Nashville

An American Airlines plane flying from Dallas to Boston was diverted to…

NEWS Edinburgh to Gatwick plane diverted after woman throws prosthetic leg at cabin crew

A Thomson Airways flight from Tunisia to Edinburgh was diverted to London…

NEWS Delta Airlines flight #DL6093 from LaGuardia to Dayton made an emergency landing at JFK

A Delta Airlines flight DL6093 from LaGuardia Airport headed to Dayton, Ohio,…

UPDATE #AH5017 About the black box cockpit voice recorder (CVR)

The black box cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from AH5017 suffered damage in the crash.…

NEWS Emergency of flight #OS191 from Vienna to Cologne earlier today

Earlier this morning a Fokker 100 Austrian Airlines flight #OS191 from Vienna…

BREAKING #AH5017 First data from radar of the Burkinabe army revealed

From Ouagadougou, the control tower has tracked the flight AH5017, which crashed…

NEWS British Airways has announced to start A380 service on London Heathrow – Washington Dulles route in early October

The British carrier will serve this route with this superjumbo aircraft five…

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