I started as cabin crew and have worked across both commercial and private aviation. I’ve done the early sign-ons, long duty days, time-zone confusion, sad crew meals, hotel rooms and the constant responsibility of looking after everyone else.
Alongside flying, my background took me into training design and delivery, where I worked closely with cabin crew and pilots, primarily in aviation medicine and first aid.

My education spans nursing, a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and Level 5 Health & Wellness Coaching, alongside advanced qualifications in training design and delivery. That combination of aviation experience and health science eventually led to Aviation Health.

Because throughout my career, something kept bothering me. We spend a lot of time training crew to look after the health and safety of everyone onboard.
But what about theirs?
What do years of irregular sleep, changing time zones, night flying, inconsistent eating, physical demands and being constantly “on” actually mean for crew health?

And more importantly - what can we realistically do about it?
That’s the part I’m interested in.

I spend a slightly unreasonable amount of time reading research, following the science and asking how any of it translates into a life spent flying.

Through Aviation Health, I work directly with crew who want support with their own health, and with aviation organisations that want to give their crew better health education and practical tools.

I help crew look after their health.
I help aviation organisations teach crew how to do it.

No perfect routines. No one-size-fits-all answers. Just science, aviation experience and practical support for the life crew actually live.

Safe flying,
Ivana