She’ll Impress You, Totally

You will be completely amazed by the woman in this picture. This is Maria Pettersson, a commercial plane pilot with the low-cost airline Ryanair, headquartered in Ireland. In addition to sitting on turbine engines, she has garnered the admiration of over 500,000 Instagram followers for her remarkable achievements.

She’s actually a Swedish native and frequently posts beautiful pictures from her travels, including photos of her practicing yoga on the beach while wearing a bikini. Pettersson, also known as Pilot Maria, has accomplished several other significant feats throughout her career, including obtaining her third stripe and accruing 3,500 flying hours as of 2021.