EP37: Life as a Commercial Pilot with guest Larissa Klee

Join host Christopher Schoenwald of the Podcast, “LIFE AS A..” as he chats with an Air Canada pilot and guest Larissa Klee.  

Introducing: 

Larissa Klee is an Air Canada commercial airline pilot, aircraft simulator instructor, aviation human factors facilitator, and avid travel junkie.

Background and Role: 

Leading up to being hired at Canada’s national airline—Air Canada—Larissa had the opportunity to fly smaller aircraft across the country, including extensively in Northern Ontario and the eastern arctic, and also several countries in Africa.

She will celebrate her 10 year anniversary as a pilot at Air Canada this August and currently flies the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Furthermore, she instructs other pilots in the flight simulator, facilitates human factors training for her fellow pilots, and volunteers on the Air Canada pilots association’s pension committee. 

Reasons to Listen:

In this fast moving talk Larissa shares her own story in becoming a commercial airline pilot including many of the challenges along the way. Her insights will undoubtedly be a source of assistance to those looking to enter the profession within Canada or elsewhere.

Listeners will also be brought up to speed on how the airline industry is changing and adapting to meet the needs of modern day travel.

The talk also does not shy away from the airline industry’s poor track record relating to gender and ethnic diversity issues. Larissa so kindly shares her thoughts on these matters as well.

Finally, we look at the future of the profession and why the thought of tech taking over the role of piloting a plane is not a slam dunk next step within this industry just yet.

 

FRIENDLY REMINDERS:

If you'd like, you can catch some extra insights and advice Larissa provides to those looking to break into the profession through a Words of Wisdom segment on YouTube.

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