From concrete to the clouds

Fanni Pajer
Dec 22, 2025
1 min read

“Setbacks, dismissals and prejudice – Fanni Pájer flew through quite a few turbulences. Yet she still fulfilled her dream. She is Austria’s only ferry pilot. Today, she transfers aircraft all over the world and wants to encourage other women to step into the cockpit.”

You couldn’t sum up my life and my motivation any better than this. Thank you for the wonderful, very personal portrait, Martin Dichler!

You can read the full article here. (German only - sorry!)

Published with the kind permission of aero Telegraph.

Photo: © Fanni Pájer

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