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 Boeing 777X: Foldable Wingtip and Advantages of the Aluminum-Lithium Fuselage Over Carbon-Reinforced Plastic

Foldable wingtips have been seen in military aviation for a long time…

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ALERT MH370 report: Based on data 'the aircraft most likely ditched or impacted the sea in the south-eastern Indian Ocean' – @MOTMalaysia

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NEWS Malaysia Airlines crew to gather in remembrance for MH370 anniversary

Malaysia Airlineshas held a private gathering to remember the 13 employees lost…

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NEWS Tired pilots endangered flight

Flight safety authorities have issued a warning to airlines after two sleep-deprived…

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ALERT On expired MH370 battery: 'a computer system used to track and call out maintenance was not updated correctly when the flight data recorder was replaced on 29 February 2008' – @MOTMalaysia

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ALERT Expired battery on beacon of 1 black box means searchers would have had lesser chance of locating MH370 – @AP

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NEWS Qantas to make the world's shortest Boeing 747 flight this weekend

Qantas will carve itself another slice of aviation history this weekend when…

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ALERT Two ground-to-air telephony calls were placed to the cockpit from the MAS Operations Centre at 18:39 UTC and at 23:13 UTC, 07 March. Neither of the calls was answered – @MOTMalaysia

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ALERT MH370 report: 'There is no indication of the SATCOM link being manually logged off from the cockpit. Such activity would have been captured in logs, but it was not' – @MOTMalaysia

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ALERT Report: Last contact with MH370 was satellite 'handshake' at 0819 Malaysia time, aircraft did not respond to next handshake at 0915 – @MOTMalaysia

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ALERT MH370 report: 'There were no behavioural signs of social isolation, change in habits or interest, self-neglect, drug or alcohol abuse of the Captain, First Officer and the Cabin Crew' – @MOTMalaysia

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ALERT MH370 report: 'The Captain's ability to handle stress at work and home was good. There was no known history of apathy, anxiety, or irritability. There were no significant changes in his life style, interpersonal conflict or family stresses' – @MOTMalaysia

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