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 Editor's note: It is perhaps worth noting that debris has been spotted before in the search for AirAsia #QZ8501 only to be later discounted. – Tom

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ALERT Indonesian search official tells me photos circulating were taken yesterday. Helicopters were being sent to verify today – @sumishanaidu

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ALERT Official: Photos of debris that could be from missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 are being examined; helicopters will be sent to area when weather permits – @cnnbrk

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ALERT Image: A close-up screen grab of an object spotted in the Java Sea during the search for AirAsia QZ8501 – @W7VOA

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ALERT Indonesia TV shows footage of objects in the sea, possibly part of missing AirAsia jet – @Reuters

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ALERT Editor's note: AFP is reporting that items resembling an emergency slide and a plane door have been spotted in the search for the missing AirAsia flight. I've not seen this confirmed. – Tom

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ALERT AirAsia announces it will fly families of QZ8501 passengers to search area in the Java Sea – @TODAYonline

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ALERT Photo: Family members of missing passengers from AirAsia flight QZ8501 pray at airline's crisis center – @STcom

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ALERT What appeared as an oil spill in the Java Sea has turned out to be coral, as the search for AirAsia flight QZ8501 continues – @9NewsAUS

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ALERT Indonesia's Air Vice Marshall says there have been sightings of suspicious objects in the search for the missing AirAsia flight but all have proven to be false alarms – @sumishanaidu

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ALERT Editor's note: CNN, CBS are reporting that smoke has been spotted on an island within the search area for the missing AirAsia flight. Jim Sciutto of CNN says smoke was seen south of Belitung Island on Long Island. – Tom

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Fears missing jet ‘at bottom of sea’ – @lynette_69520 to @Macfarlane123

Jakarta - Dozens of planes and ships searching Indonesian waters for a…

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