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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Spectacular Drone Show of 1,500 Synchronized Drones at Male Velana Airport

Impressive show of 1500 Synchronized drones during the opening of the New…

Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing after depressurization

A depressurization on an Aeroméxico flight bound for Mexicali, forced it to…

TUI Flight BY7113 stuck on runway at East Midlands Airport

A TUI Boeing 737-800 diverted to East Midlands Airport due to tyre…

Two flight attendants injured when flight made a sudden descent to avoid a potential mid-air collision

Two flight attendants were injured when Southwest WN1496 made a sudden descent…

Why flights suddenly were denied Atlantic crossing yesterday

Friday, several flight to North America started to circle North of Scotland…

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 damaged after hitting several deer on runway at Kodiak Airport

Multiple flights to and from Kodiak were canceled after an Alaska Airlines…

Pilot of Delta flight DL3788 made an ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid a B-52 bomber

The Captain of Delta flight DL3788 apologized to passengers for ‘aggressive maneuver’…

Air India flight A320 damaged after it overshot runway at Mumbai Airport this morning

An Air India flight from Kochi overshot the runway while landing at…

Alaska Airlines flights grounded due to IT outage

Alaska Airlines grounded its fleet due to a software outage that is…

A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787-9 diverted back to LAX twice on Saturday

A Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Honolulu returned to Los Angeles International…

ALERT Missed approaches and holding at London Heathrow following closure of runway 27L

Flight operations are halted on runway 27L at London Heathrow. At least…

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