A day in the life of an Iberia pilot

[Iberia Airlines]

Not long ago, one of our pilots shared with us an account of a typical “day at the office,” and we thought you’d be interested to learn more about what life is like for the folks in the cockpit.

Loreto Costa Krämer, it seems, was born to fly. Since childhood she lived surrounded by airplanes thanks to her dad’s passion for aviation, and would avidly read his many magazines and books on airplanes and flying. Taking a glider course at age 18 convinced her to go for a career as an aviation professional, and she won admission to the National Aeronautics School in Salamanca in 1991. That same year she came to work for Iberia as the company’s seventh female pilot (now they number more than 60). Originally she flew Boeing 727s, but now she pilots Airbus A340s, the aircraft Iberia uses for its long-haul routes.

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