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 Photo: Ambulances, fire department meet United flight from New York at Los Angeles airport due to reports of sick passenger – @Gingerhazing

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ALERT Editor's note: Comic artist Noelle Stevenson (@Gingerhazing) appears to be live tweeting from the United Airlines plane that is stuck at Los Angeles airport gate due to sick passenger. We've linked to her Twitter feed in this post. – Jillian

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ALERT Editor's note: Alexandra Dean (@alexhaggiagdean), who appears to be tweeting from a plane stuck in Los Angeles, reports that the captain of the flight said government agencies are trying to decide how passengers, crews 'will be handled' after passenger removed in Ebola scare. – Jillian

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ALERT Los Angeles airport confirms passenger on board United Airlines flight from New York exhibited flu-like symptoms, prompting fear of Ebola exposure – @CBSLA

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To consult: interim report about flight #AH5017 Accident by the MD-83 registered EC-LTV

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NEWS #MH370 Emirates Airlines boss Sir Tim Clark tells that the failure to find any debris raises a “degree of suspicion”

Emirates Airlines boss Sir Tim Clark made the controversial comments in an…

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NEWS Dubai Airports unveils mobile App

Dubai Airports has introduced a new mobile App which incorporates information from…

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ALERT Senior police officers among 7 dead in Iran plane crash – IRNA via @Reuters

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NEWS flydubai steps up services to Africa

Dubai-based flydubai is increasing its presence in Africa with the launch of…

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NEWS bmi regional to offer more flights next summer

bmi regional is increasing its capacity across its network by 16% in…

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NEWS American Airlines adds new flights to Atlanta

American Airlines is launching a nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport…

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NEWS CityJet adds self bag tagging at London City Airport

CityJet is introducing the Sonic ‘phase 5’ Self Bag Tag system at…

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