Jet Boss - Paperback

by Laura Savino (Author)

Captain Savino is not here to serve coffee, she is here to deliver something stronger: perspective, honesty, and a tribute to the women who flew before her. Laura Savino was a middle-child, in a middle-class family, from the middle of New Jersey - by the age of twenty-five she was flying around the world in a Boeing 747 as a pilot for United Airlines.

Captain Savino invites you onto the flight deck for a candid and often comical journey through the skies of gender expectations. From being mistaken for the flight attendant while seated in her captain's seat, to tucking away sun visors designed for someone a full foot taller, to filling out the "females only" section on pilot applications- she reveals the outdated assumptions and challenges still buffeting women at 35,000 feet.

Hear her story: the setbacks, the rejection and the long road it took to keep showing up to buck the status quo. From being an underestimated outsider, to being in command of one of the most complex machines on earth, Captain Savino lays out the blueprint for defying expectations. But her journey isn't just about boundaries broken. After a catastrophic injury left her with a broken neck and grounded dreams, she fought her way back to the cockpit for a second chance, defying near impossible odds after everything fell apart.

Captain Savino makes one thing clear: We've come far, but the ceiling isn't glass... it's steel and pressurized. Buckle up. It's going to be an enlightening ride.