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 Sources: F-15 pilots have approached unresponsive small plane and saw pilot 'unconscious and slumped over' – @NBCNews

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ALERT The plane being tracked near Cuba is registered to a business on Alexander Street in Rochester, NY – @13WHAM

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ALERT NORAD says windows on unresponsive plane are frosted, unknown how much fuel left; plane flying toward Cuba, US jets won't enter Cuban airspace – @CNN

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ALERT More: Socata TBM-700 light business and utility aircraft followed by NORAD jets after 'occupants did not respond to attempts to communicate' – statement

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ALERT NORAD says it is escorting small plane with 'unresponsive pilot aboard' over Atlantic; plane took off from Rochester, NY, with flight plan to Naples, Fla. – @NoradNorthcom

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DELAY TPA (Tampa International Airport)

This airport is experiencing arrival delays of 16 to 30 minutes due…

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ALERT Lufthansa is grounding more than 200 flights in Frankfurt ahead of another pilots strike, estimated 25,000 passengers will be affected @WSJ

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FedEx plane makes unscheduled landing yesterday at Whitehorse airport

Whitehorse emergency responders got a workout today as a Boeing 777 freighter made a…

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DELAY BWI (Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall Airport)

This airport is experiencing arrival delays of 16 to 30 minutes due…

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DELAY SFO (San Francisco International Airport)

A Ground Delay Program has been issued affecting flights arriving between 05/08:00…

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ALERT Plane carrying American Ebola patient Rick Sacra lands at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Neb. – @KETV

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DELAY PHL (Philadelphia International Airport)

A Ground Delay Program has been issued affecting flights arriving between 05/08:00…

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