Melanie Kraft

Melanie 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 Photo: Seats recovered from wreckage of AirAsia jet off Indonesia – @STForeignDesk

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Emergency

EMERGENCY Vietnam Airlines #VN350 makes emergency landing early Sunday morning in Hong Kong due to technical incident

Flight VN350, with 184 passengers and crewmembers on board,  safely landed at…

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ALERT Local media reports Malaysian ship is recovering 2 bodies found in search for AirAsia wreckage off Indonesia – @ChannelNewsAsia

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ALERT Divers resume search for victims and fuselage of AirAsia jet in Java Sea near Indonesia as weather improves – @AP

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ALERT Departures at La Guardia and John F Kennedy airports subject to ground delays due to wind, FAA reports – @breakingweather

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ALERT Etihad Airways flight lands at San Francisco airport after 28-hour flight, including 12 hours stuck on tarmac in Abu Dhabi, passengers say – @AP

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ALERT According to the NTSB, all the Lyon County, Ky., plane wreckage has been removed from the crash site and investigators are now leaving the scene – @NBCNews

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NEWS Virgin Atlantic introduce a new Advertisement for 2015

Virgin Atlantic have successfully managed to capture the Upper Class experience in…

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NEWS Etihad Airways takes delivery of their first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Etihad Airways took delivery of their first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner yesterday. The…

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NEWS Royal Air Maroc takes delivery of its first aircraft and announces routes

Royal Air Maroc, which is based at Casablanca but has Marrakesh and…

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News

NEWS Stansted suffers delays after Ryanair plane error

Passengers at Stansted Airport today were delayed by up to an hour…

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News

NEWS British Airways BA72 diverts TWICE to Al Ain and Vienna (3rd Jan)

British Airways B777 G-ZZZB was operating flight BA72 from Muscat - Abu…

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