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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ALERT Map: Circle indicates the area around Barcelonnette, France, where debris has reportedly been found in the crash of Germanwings Airbus A320 Flight 4U 9525 while traveling from Barcelona to Duesseldorf – @IdafeMartin

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NEWS Germanwings A320 Crashes in Southern France

An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in southern…

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ALERT @Lufthansa statement: 'We do not yet know what has happened to flight 4U 9525. My deepest sympathy goes to the families and friends of our passengers and crew on 4U 9525. If our fears are confirmed, this is a dark day for Lufthansa. We hope to find survivors' – Carsten Spohr

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ALERT France's Interior Ministry says debris located in crash of Germanwings Flight 4U925 in South France – @AP

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ALERT Spain's airport operator AENA confirms crashed Germanwings plane took off from Barcelona Airport at 0855 GMT – @Reuters

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ALERT Weather conditions were calm at the time of the crash, French weather reports say – @la_chaine_meteo

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ALERT Airbus statement on Flight 4U925: 'We are aware of the media reports. All efforts are now going towards assessing the situation.' – @Airbus

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ALERT France's Gendarmerie warns 'Do not try to get close to the crash zone of the A320. Do not clutter the roads' – @Gendarmerie

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ALERT Photo: Germanwings crash plane 'lost signal at 6,800 feet,' flight radar shows – @itvnews

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ALERT A resident of Prads-Haute-Bléone in southern France, described the plane crash location to @francetvinfo: 'This is a difficult area to access. Only helicopters can go, or it takes several hours of walking, at least three'

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NEWS Germanwings flight crashes in south of France

An Airbus A320 aircraft operated by low-cost airline Germanwings has crashed in…

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ALERT France's President Hollande: 'the conditions of the accident suggests that there would be no survivors' – @itele

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