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 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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VIDEO Close view of Antonov An-225 at Minneapolis International Airport

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BREAKING VIDEO An emergency evacuation slide had inflated in-flight near the rear of the plane, forcing it to divert

Anne Stokes was trying to catch up on some much-needed sleep aboard…

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BREAKING EMERGENCY

British Airways BA209 from London (LHR) to Miami (MIA) is declaring emergency…

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BREAKING

Monarch flight ZB534 has landed safely at Gatwick Airport after declaring emergency…

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BREAKING

Monarch flight ZB534 from MAN-PMI on final approach to Gatwick squawking 7700…

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BREAKING EMERGENCY

Monarch flight ZB534 from Manchester to Palma de Mallorca diverting to Gatwick…

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BREAKING EMERGENCY

Monarch flight ZB534 from Manchester to Palma de Mallorca is declaring emergency…

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BREAKING EMERGENCY:

Transavia TO3222 to Tunis (TUN) is declaring emergency and is diverting, likely…

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BREAKING EMERGENCY

Lufthansa #LH1181 squawking #7700 appears to be circling to dump fuel and…

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BREAKING EMERGENCY –

Lufthansa #LH1181 from Porto (OPO) to Frankfurt (FRA) has squawked #7700 emergency,…

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VIDEO Impressive timelapse: a aay at the Dubai airport, in one minute

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