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 Another body recovered from AirAsia crash bringing total number of bodies recovered to 40 – @NBCNews

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NEWS Tail from missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 located in Java Sea

Investigators searching for the wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 have located the…

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NEWS Air New Zealand steps up Dreamliner 787-9 rollout

Boeing and Air New Zealand have finalised an order for two additional…

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ALERT Search and rescue team 'still desperately trying to locate black box' after finding tail of AirAsia flight in Java Sea, search chief says – @Reuters

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ALERT After news of found tail, AirAsia group CEO says priority of search teams is still to find all of missing flight and its passengers – @tonyfernandes

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ALERT More: Indonesia's search and rescue chief said tail numbers matching missing AirAsia flight were visible on wreckage located in Java Sea – @NBCNews

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ALERT Editor's note: The tail section of crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501, which the Indonesia's search and rescue chief said was found Wednesday, is where the crucial black box voice and flight data recorders are located, @BBCNews reports. These recorders would give investigators clues as to what caused the crash. – Jillian

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ALERT Indonesia search and rescue chief says tail for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has been found – @Reuters

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ALERT Photo: Authorities prepare to see bodies 2 victims of AirAsia flight 8501 that were recovered Tuesday – @JackBoard

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ALERT Winesses report seeing number of people in parachutes jumping from skydiving plane that crashed into Lake Taupo on New Zealand's North Island; no injuries reported – @AP

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ALERT Photo: No fatalities reported after planes crashes near Hickory Airport in North Carolina – @KJRidley

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ALERT Officials say 13 people rescued after small plane crashes into New Zealand's Lake Taupo – @nzherald

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