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 10 people have escaped injury after the hot air balloon they were in crashed in to power lines northwest of Melbourne, Australia – @AusNewsNetwork

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ALERT Rescue crews have found a small plane that crashed near Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. The pilot was killed in the crash – @abcnews

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ALERT More than 4,500 US flights canceled today; New York area's LaGuarda and Newark airports see most impact by delays, cancellations – FlightAware

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NEWS Transavia unveils new livery

Air France-KLM's low-cost unit Transavia has rebranded amid expansion of its Boeing…

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NEWS Airlines halt flights to Baghdad after gunfire hits plane

Several airlines suspended flights to Baghdad on Tuesday after a passenger plane…

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ALERT Mission control for international team trying to break 2 major ballooning records says the helium-filled balloon has passed halfway mark of its journey across the Pacific Ocean – @AP

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NEWS Alaska Airlines: We Don't Want To Pay For New Sea-Tac Facility That Helps Delta

Alaska Air Group doesn't want to pay most of the costs of…

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NEWS Viewpoint: Airbus Should Build A Truly Long-Range 757 Replacement

As a pilot for US Airways, I always believed there had to…

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NEWS Pichler Updates On Fiji Airways

Fiji Airways managing director/chief executive, Stefan Pichler, is now counting his last…

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NEWS Grounded: How Qantas CEO Joyce pulled it down with a txt

SMH business journalist Matt O’Sullivan’s new book Mayday about the ideological and…

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ALERT Photo: Travelers stand outside London Luton airport after airport officials say an alarm triggered an evacuation – @VusTweetSich

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ALERT Passenger terminal at London Luton airport evacuated after alarm goes off, airport says – @Reuters

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