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 Police: Small plane lands on Highway 20E east of Bend, Ore.; no injuries reported – @ORStatePolice

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ALERT Final passenger injured after emergency landing of Air Canada Express flight 8481 at Edmonton Airport released from hospital, AirCanada confirms – @SimonOstler

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BREAKING VIDEO Passenger on board Air Canada express flight captures scary emergency landing in Edmonton

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ALERT Ukraine rebel separatists say more human remains have been found at the crash site of flight MH17, which was brought down in July – @AP (corrects month of crash)

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NEWS Emirates banks on Wi-Fi as standard for aviation sector

In the first three years since Emirates launched in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity, over…

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NEWS Pegasus Airlines continues to grow ahead of Turkish aviation sector

Turkey’s leading low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines has revealed the number of guests…

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NEWS LATAM opens largest aviation lounge in Latin America

LAN and TAM Airlines have opened LATAM Airlines Group’s first VIP Lounge…

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EMERGENCY Air Canada Express DHC-8-400 suffers main gear collapse at Edmonton Airport

A DHC-8-400 of Air Canada Express suffered a right hand main gear…

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ALERT SpiceJet complains of stray animals at Surat airport in India, suspends services indefinitely; the announcement comes the day after a Delhi-bound plane struck a buffalo on the runway – @ibnlive

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ALERT Update: 4 injured in Air Canada Express accident at Edmonton Airport, company says – @Reuters

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ALERT Editor's note: @haaretzcom, citing an unnamed source in Israel's Foreign Ministry, is reporting that Israeli missions have been sent classified telegrams advising them not to issue visas for citizens of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The classified telegrams also reportedly advise missions to deny visas to foreign nationals who recently visited the Ebola-stricken nations. We will continue to monitor the situation for verification. – Jimmy

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ALERT 3 passengers on Air Canada flight 8481 from Calgary to Grande Prairie transported to hospital with minor injuries, Alberta Health Services says; Edmonton International Airport spokesperson confirms there was 'an incident' – @ctvedmonton

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