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 Taiwanese woman might pay compensation for US plane birth

A woman deported to her homeland Taiwan after giving birth on a…

VIDEO Very dangerous crosswind landing during storm, pilots hopefully decided to go-around

Video taken March the 1st, 2008 in Hamburg. (function(d, s, id) {…

ALERT Plane collides with a passenger walkway at Mexico City International Airport

Interjet airline said on Sunday one of its aircraft had an impact…

BREAKING Open Skies #EC6 from JFK to Paris ORY is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 09:15 UTC Open Skies #EC6 from JFK safely landed at  Paris…

BREAKING Flights in Scotland are delayed by a ‘technical issue’ at an air traffic control centre in Prestwick

Edinburgh Airport has warned of severe delays to all flights this morning…

NEWS Russia ‘tried to hack #MH17 inquiry system’

Russian spies likely tried to hack into the Dutch Safety Board's computer…

VIDEO Easyjet #U24912 (15th of August) rejected takeoff when the crew thought they heard an explosion

Flight EZY4912 from Split to Roma on thursday the 15th of August.…

NEWS Hainan Airlines to launch Manchester-Beijing route

Hainan Airlines will launch a Beijing-Manchester route in June of 2016, the…

NEWS LATAM overhauls long-haul schedule for 2016

As part of its strategy to offer the best network of connections…

NEWS Today, British Airways sends A380 to Miami

Today British Airways will begin flying its new double decker Airbus A380…