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 Reinventing Alitalia boosted by Sabre deal

One of Europe’s leading carriers, Italy-based Alitalia, has selected Sabre technology to…

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NEWS Dubai Airports takes position as world’s top international airport

Dubai Airports has released its year-end traffic report which confirm that Dubai…

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ALERT Family of victims on missing Malaysia Airlines flights issue statement, saying they 'are perplexed as to why the Malaysian authorities are jumping the gun in wanting to make any announcements, while the search is long way from completion'

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ALERT 4 people killed when Vietnamese military helicopter crashes after takeoff from southern Ho Chi Minh City, army officials says – @AFP

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ALERT Indonesian emergency officials say search for AirAsia Flight 8501 victims to continue – @Reuters

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ALERT Update: Wisconsin's 128th Air Refueling Wing plane successfully makes emergency landing at Mitchell Field – @WISN12News

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ALERT Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker to make emergency landing at Wisconsin's 128th Air Refueling Wing due to mechanical issues – @WISN12News

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NEWS IAG Reveals First Details of Its Aer Lingus Plan

Aer Lingus would keep its brand and rejoin oneworld if International Airlines…

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ALERT Photo: Indonesia rescue personnel put a coffin of an AirAsia Flight 8501 victim into a plane in Pangkalan Bun – @Reuters via @BuzzFeedNews

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ALERT Photo: A small plane has a hard landing in El Cajon, Calif. passengers being checked for injuries – @nbcsandiego

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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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