A Ryanair pilot's cockpit selfies reveal the reality of life in the air
Maria Pettersson's Instagram account is taking off.
If her cockpit selfies are anything to go by, Pettersson is having the time of her life every time she sits behind the controls of a Boeing, earning her a loyal crew of followers.
It's no wonder — after steadily working her way through flight school, she advises up-and-coming pilots about everything from choosing a program to finances to job hunting on her blog, Pilot Maria, where she also chronicles her own travels.
Maria Pettersson is a pilot with Ryanair, originally from Sweden but now living in Sicily, Italy.
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She also happens to have over 130,000 followers on Instagram.
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Why? Her epic cockpit selfies, of course.
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