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Florida private jet crash pilot, 20, got her licence as a teenager

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 02, 2026 • 08:32 PM
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Nathalia Filgueiras received her pilot’s licence at 17 and had logged more than 1300 hours of flight time before Monday’s fatal crash.

Florida private jet crash pilot, 20, got her licence as a teenager

West Palm Beach | One of the pilots of a private jet that crashed in Florida, killing all nine people on board, was a 20-year-old aviator named Nathalia Filgueiras, her mother said on Monday (Tuesday AEDT).

Filgueiras had logged more than 1300 hours of flight time and received her pilot’s licence at 17, according to her mother, Camila Corteleti. She said her daughter worked for Upper Jets, a private charter firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was the co-pilot.

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