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 LAX. IAD. ARN. WTF? The strange stories behind airports’ three-letter abbreviations.

When booking flights online, knowing your local airport’s code can come in…

UPDATE #4U9525 French Presidency releases photo of Hollande and Merkel inside helicopter with above crash site

Le président @fhollande et la chancelière Angela Merkel sont arrivés à Seyne-les-Alpes…

Germanwings flights operate as normal but under different crew and airlines. -@flightcrisis

In a statement from Germanwings today they have said that their schedule…

Timeline: Major plane crashes in Europe -@flightcrisis

March 24th, 2015: Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashes enroute from Barcelona to Dusseldorf in…

BREAKING Crash of an A320 in south of France – more details

Raw video footage of plane crash site: German education official says high…

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