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 Heathrow launches car rental comparison service

Heathrow has launched a dedicated online service to give passengers a convenient…

NEWS New leadership for Cathay Pacific in Europe

Cathay Pacific Airways has announced the appointment of Neil Glenn as its…

BREAKING Kuwait Airways #KU104 from London LHR to Kuwait is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE: one of the engines overheatedUPDATE #KU104 (Airbus A300 built in 1992)…

BREAKING Section of Boeing 747 engine fell in the suburb of Tehran

A Boeing 747 with over 300 passengers had emergency landing in Tehran's…

SPOTTING Visit British Airways A318 cabin with Google Street!

British Airways and London City Airport (LCY) have teamed up to create…

Want to fly on board new Finnair A350? Take off tomorrow from London LHR. Book here:

To fly on board the only Airbus A350 flying in Europe, be…

VIDEO This guy jumps from plane without parachute!!!

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NEWS British Airways launches long-haul services from Heathrow Terminal 3

British Airways will be offering a warm welcome to even more customers…

NEWS Easyjet announces 1,100 new jobs with most at Gatwick

EasyJet announce 1,000 new jobs to be created.  There will be 600…

NEWS Etihad Airways to welcome ABTA Travel Convention to Abu Dhabi

ABTA – The Travel Association, has revealed that Abu Dhabi, the capital…

ALERT Seconds from disaster! Delta Connection plane forced to abort take off when car spotted on runway

A Delta Connection plane had 78 passengers and crew on board this…

NEWS Air Astana launches Astana Expo 2017 livery overhaul

An Air Astana Embraer 190 has become one of the first of…

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