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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EMERGENCY Bird strike forces plane to land at Oakland International Airport

A bird strike damaged a plane, knocked out the pilot's instrument panel…

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NEWS Starwood Hotels links with Emirates for loyalty programme

Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Emirates Airline are announcing a new partnership…

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NEWS Didier Drogba joins Lionel Messi in latest Turkish Airlines advertising campaign

Turkish Airlines has teamed up with international football stars Didier Drogba and…

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EMERGENCY PAL flight from Japan makes emergency landing

Philippine Airlines flight from Nagoya, Japan made an emergency landing at the…

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ALERT President Obama's Air Force One has just landed has landed at Amberley Air Base, southwest of Brisbane – @AusNewsNetwork

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ALERT Shares of Virgin America jump 22% after IPO, upstart airline now worth about $1 billion – @CNNMoneyInvest

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Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Washington

Officials say an airplane bound for Seattle made an emergency landing in…

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ALERT Asiana Airlines issued 45-day suspension on San Francisco route over 2013 crash that killed 3 and injured more than 180, South Korea transport ministry says – @Reuters

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ALERT Editor's note: We're following reports of a possible helicopter crash near Yola, Nigeria. At this point, the crash hasn't been confirmed. – Jillian

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NEWS Air Canada Propeller Rips Through Window During Emergency Landing, Almost Beheads Lady Passenger

The short-distance Air Canada flight 8481 to Grande Prairie from Calgary was…

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ALERT Denver airport says power is restored throughout the airport after brief outage; 'crews investigating cause and systems coming back online now' – @DENAirport

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ALERT Dutch F-16 fighter jets flying a NATO mission intercepted a Russian aircraft that entered the airspace of Estonia and Lithuania Wednesday, Dutch Defense Ministry says; Aircraft was escorted out of the area – @BloombergNews

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