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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VIDEO A Trans-Pacific Flight From Tokyo to San Francisco in 84 Seconds

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VIDEO Impressive New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner demo at Farnborough Airshow #FIA14

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VIDEO Engine tests of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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BREAKING TAP Portugal A330 had major engine problems on departure from Lisbon

Reports have been received that a TAP Portugal A330, registration CS-TOO, had…

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NEWS Emirates Takes Delivery of its 50th Airbus A380

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VIDEO That was pretty close!!!!! Turkish F-16 pilot ducks under the glide slope at RAF Waddington Airbase

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VIDEO Airbus A340 EMERGENCY – Engine Failure

On the way from Zurich to Shanghai, increased oil has been found…

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VIDEO HD Stunning Take Off British Airways Boeing 737 at London Gatwick

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VIDEO How airports will look from Starwars point of view

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NEWS Pilot locked out of Air New Zealand cockpit after mid-air dispute

A 13-minute takeoff delay caused so much tension between two Air New…

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BREAKING INCIDENT – VIDEO Barcelona Airport yesterday: an A340 crossed runway when a Boeing 767 was landing

Incident at Barcelona Airport yesterday morning (saturday july, 5th 2014) caught on…

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NEWS An Air Via A320 suffering a significant tail strike while landingat Leipzig

A Air Via Airbus A320-200, performing flight VL-501 from Varna (Bulgaria) to…

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