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 All Nippon is to have a one off 787-9 to Gatwick from Los Angelesin December

ANA in December is operating charter service on Los Angeles – London Gatwick route,…

NEWS The 6 Russians killed in #BamakoAttack were crew members of Antonov An-124 (reg RA-82044)

The six Russians who were killed during the attack on the hotel…

EMERGENCY Avia Traffic Boeing 737-300 made a runway excursion in Osh, Kyrgyzstan

A Boeing 737-300, owned by Kyrgyz airline Avia Traffic Company, made an emergency…

NEWS Turkish Airlines flight from New York to Istanbul diverted to Halifax over a bomb threat

A Turkish Airlines flight from New York City to Turkey was diverted…

NEWS NASA Orders SpaceX Crew Mission to International Space Station

NASA took a significant step Friday with its first mission order from…

NEWS Security alert on Air France #AF1068 after landing at Manchester airport

UPDATE #AF1068 Suspicous item was an iPad left onboard during previous flight…

NEWS Passenger is removed from United flight carrying New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

A United Airlines flight carrying New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was delayed…

NEWS China snares Su-35 fighters…finally

After protracted negotiations, Russia has finally inked a deal with China for…

NEWS Six employees of Russian airline killed in Mali attack

Six employees of Russian regional airline Volga-Dnepr were killed in Friday's attack…

BREAKING Air Berlin #AB8787 to Dusseldorf is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE Air Berlin #AB8787 had a medical emergency on board.UPDATE Air Berlin…