Author's Corner

Captain Laura Savino piloted the B777, B767, B757, B747, B737, A320 and A319 as an international airline pilot for United Airlines. Laura flew for Eastern and Pan Am regionals before that. On her way to becoming a commercial airline pilot, she worked as a flight instructor, charter pilot, freight pilot, aerial sightseeing tour pilot and aircraft repossessor. Pilot, Award Winning Author and Teacher, Laura Savino takes you directly into the cockpit for an exclusive look into the boys club of airline pilots in her book JET BOSS: A Female Pilot on Taking Risks and Flying High published by Freedom Forge Press. This inspiring read combines the history of aviation and Laura's real life experiences from secretly taking flying lessons as a teenager to ultimately succeeding in a testosterone charged hierarchy, offering an encouraging push to empower the next generation of young women. Captain Savino puts the reader in the middle of history with compelling insider details of 9/11, the Tenerife air disaster which killed 583 people, the Persian Gulf War and much more. Experience what life is truly like in the cockpit and how it has changed from the 80's to today, through the eyes of a woman and heart of a mother. Enthusiastic to help others find their place in STEAM fields, Laura is a motivational speaker, teaches Aviation STEAM education, is Chairman for the Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots, active member of ISA+21, the WAI and the EAA.