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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BREAKING Openskies from Newark to Paris ORY is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE Openskies #EC4 from Newark safely landed at Paris ORY. We can…

BREAKING Russian Su-24 shot down by Turkey near Syria border

UPDATE 11/30/2015 15:26 UTC Body of Russian Su-24 pilot downed by Turkey…

NEWS It could be an expensive goodbye as British MP calls for fees to come into force at UK airport ‘drop offs’

The MP for Scarborough in the UK as well as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary…

NEWS Airbus A320neo certified by EASA

EASA delivered today a Type Certificate to Airbus for itsA320neo. The American…

BREAKING: US Customs and Border patrol are searching for 3 passengers of 13 passengers who skipped customs in JFK.

US customs and Border Protection are searching for 13 passengers who skipped…

NEWS Copa Airlines reaches fleet milestone with Boeing delivery

Copa Airlines has taken delivery of the 100th airplane to join its…

NEWS Etihad Airways welcomes first A380 flights to New York

Etihad Airways has welcomed the highly-anticipated arrival of its Airbus A380 service…

NEWS easyJet suspends Sharm el-Sheikh flights into 2016

Low-cost carrier easyJet has cancelled all flights to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt…

NEWS Etihad Airways welcomes first A380 flights to New York

Etihad Airways has welcomed the highly-anticipated arrival of its Airbus A380 service…

NEWS Vietjet signs partnership with Aviation New Zealand

Vietjet has signed a memorandum of understanding in Hanoi with Aviation New…

NEWS Norwegian increases flight capacity in UK

Norwegian has put its late summer 2016 schedule on sale with a…

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