Top 60 Pilot Influencers in 2026

1. Petter Hörnfeldt

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We’re honoured to be nominated for the 2026 Digital Creator Awards in Education. Your vote would mean so much! *****@mentourpilot.com Instagram Handle @mentour_pilot Instagram Followers 365.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 918 Pilot Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Joseph Diebolder

Bio ✈️Boeing 747-Pilot
🎥Educational Aviation YouTuber
📚Helping future pilots
🔽Contact Me⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @flywithcaptainjoe Instagram Followers 575.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Michelle Curran

Bio Moving you from fear-induced hesitation to bold action
✈️ USAF fighter pilot/Thunderbird ⏩ speaker & author
📕USA Today Bestselling Book: THE FLIPSIDE👇 *****@macecurran.com Instagram Handle @mace_curran Instagram Followers 211.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Steve Scheibner

Bio I’m Captain Steeeve! Fly Safe!! *****@541co.com Instagram Handle @captainsteeeve Instagram Followers 223.5K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Mike Patey

Bio father of four, engineer and fabricator. I love to design, engineer and build crazy flying machines as much as I love flying them! 🤠 *****@mikepatey.com Instagram Handle @mike_patey Instagram Followers 111.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Trent Palmer

Bio I did a wheelie in an airplane once, might sound fake but dead ass... check my latest vid here: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @trentonpalmer Instagram Followers 123.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Patrick Biedenkapp

Bio 👨🏼‍✈️ Your Private Jet Captain
✈️ Flights | Adventures | Biohacking
🐶 CoPilot @captain.coco.maltipoo
✨ Too fly to stay on the ground *****@pilotpatrick.com Instagram Handle @pilotpatrick Instagram Followers 689.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Maria Fagerstrom

Bio behind the scenes as a swedish airline pilot
in spain | home renovation | vegan
collabs: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mariathepilot Instagram Followers 965.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Maria Pettersson

Bio Joy-fuelled - Fast Jets - Slow living
Solo mum Life in Lisbon 🇵🇹
Before You Spend €100k on Flight Training read my guide below ⬇️ *****@pilotmaria.com Instagram Handle @pilotmaria Instagram Followers 662.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Anas Amireh

Bio Captain EASA TRI/TRE A320/A330/A340/A350 ✈️
Traveler 📽️Content Creator 🏋️Fitness
📍 Hong Kong 🇭🇰 *****@pilotamireh.com Instagram Handle @pilotamireh Instagram Followers 504.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Michelle Gooris

Bio 👩‍✈️| #Boeing737 & #Airbus321 Pilot
✈️| Founder @yourpilotacademy 👇
📚| Author of ‘Become An Airline Pilot’ eBook
📩| ‪*****@dutchpilotgirl.com‬ Instagram Handle @dutchpilotgirl Instagram Followers 314.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female dutchpilotgirl.com + Follow Get Email Contact

12. Kelsey Hughes

Bio 🎥 YouTuber by Day 🎥
🇺🇸 747 Pilot by Night ✈️
Sponsored Partner with Holafly: https://holafly.sjv.io/VxGKDk and use code GEARCODE to get 10% off *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @74gear Instagram Followers 130.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Mohit Teotia

Bio 👨‍✈️ Capt on Boeing-737
Ex Chief Flight Instructor & RT Examiner
To Become a Pilot : @poeticpilotacademy
For Brand Collabs - *****@vidunit.com Instagram Handle @poeticpilot_ Instagram Followers 846.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Tewodros Solomon

Bio A350 Captain /Mentor/Inspiring and Motivating Future Aviators 👩‍✈️👨‍✈️
Sharing Aviation stories around 🌎 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @captain_tewodros Instagram Followers 765.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Anya Kearns

Bio ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏ, ɢᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ.
Airline Captain 👩🏽‍✈️ | Creative & Entrepreneur
Founder @offtheground.us
⬇️ Path to Pilot Course Instagram Handle @anyatheaviator Instagram Followers 204.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Alba Mangado

Bio ✈️ Ayudo a futuros pilotos a llegar a la aerolínea
👨‍✈️ Piloto A330/A350 | B737 & ATR
Collabs: *****@l3tcraft-agency.com Instagram Handle @pilotalba Instagram Followers 127.5K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Pete Hutchison

Bio ✈️ Ex-commercial and military Irish pilot 🇮🇪☘️
Spent 40 years in the skies but I did occasionally land ☁️ 🌌
Enquiries: *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @petetheirishpilot Instagram Followers 267.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Obet Mazinyi

Bio I fly, I educate, I share.Made in Zimbabwe. Cathay Pacific airways B747-400/-8 Examiner- YouTube: Pilot_obet Instagram Handle @pilot_obet Instagram Followers 194.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Ryan Tseko

Bio Pilot ✈️ | Real Estate
$5B+ AUM @CardoneCapital
Helping people own what others rent *****@cardonecapital.com Instagram Handle @ryantseko Instagram Followers 369.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Zaire Horton

Bio Chicago
Private pilot
Morehouse
*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @life_of_zaire Instagram Followers 246K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. Nic Silva

Bio 🇺🇸/🇧🇷
Commercial Pilot / Flight Instructor
🎥 Content Creator ✈️
FLL, FL *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pilotnics Instagram Followers 195.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Krutadnya Janardan Hale

Bio Airline Pilot👩🏻‍✈️ @airbus 320🔱
Award:🥇1st Female Pilot of Raigad & Agri KOLI
Content Creator
YT-KolinPilot(211k)
@tasteofalibag
28countries🌏
📍Mumbai *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pilot_krutadnya Instagram Followers 151.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Raja Katz

Bio Women in aviation 👩‍✈️✈️ | @elevateheraviation Germany Lead
Business inquiries: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @raja_in_the_sky Instagram Followers 132.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +24% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Micah Wade

Bio ✈︎ Co-founder: @takeoffhydration
✈︎ Collabs: *****@gmail.com
✈︎Travel, Aviation, Fitness
✈︎ Corporate Pilot: Miami, FL Instagram Handle @pilotmicah Instagram Followers 130.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Lindy Kats

Bio ✈️ Airline Captain sharing life beyond the cockpit
🌍 Hidden destinations & travel inspiration
🇮🇹 Based in Italy *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pilot_lindy Instagram Followers 143.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Samanta Chan

Bio “ Life is short, eat the cake.”
👩🏻‍✈️ | Captain A320 family
✂️ | Fashion designer
👧🏻 | Mom
Member @aviadorasoficial @intlwomenairlinepilots Instagram Handle @samantachan4 Instagram Followers 139.9K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Shadab Shishegar

Bio 📍California
🛫 Pilot, Aviation Lover👩🏼‍✈️
🤖 AI doctor >> Aviation Instagram Handle @shadabangl Instagram Followers 134.8K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Gary Baumgardner

Bio 777 Airline Pilot
News Pundit and Host of The Garybpilot Show *****@garybpilot.com Instagram Handle @garybpilot Instagram Followers 75.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Kaity McKee

Bio ✈️Helping the Aviation Community
💍 @the_matthew_mckee
📬 Mail: PO Box 190874
Boise, ID 83719
⬇️ Flight training resources Instagram Handle @pilotkaity Instagram Followers 81.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Alexey Kosinskiy

Bio ✈️ Aviation stories, humor & lifestyle
🎬 Creating content pilots relate to
🛩️ Founder of @thedustyflyer
📍 Miami, Florida Instagram Handle @pilots_way Instagram Followers 72.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

31. Abdullah Rajhi

Bio كابتن عبدالله • سعودي وأفتخر 👨🏾‍✈️🇸🇦
Airbus A320 Captain | ex- B777 Pilot
Aviation Creator ✈️| Inspiring AvGeeks
Best Cockpit views• Travel • Stories Instagram Handle @pilotrajhi Instagram Followers 62.7K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Kristin van der Kloot

Bio Pilot • Amateur adventurer • Avid coffee drinker
1953 Cessna 170B
Regional Sales Director | New England @cirrusaircraft Instagram Handle @klootyintheclouds Instagram Followers 51.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Jack Ryan

Bio San Diego ✈
3rd Generation Pilot
Aviation, Fitness & the Outdoors partnerships: *****@palettemgmt.com Instagram Handle @pilotjackryan Instagram Followers 50.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Chris Kunkle

Bio 📍CA | Girl Dad | Pilot | Photographer | Fitness | Adventurer
@centralcoastjetcenter *****@rocketmail.com Instagram Handle @chris_kunk Instagram Followers 44.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

35. Tommy Suell

Bio B-737 Captain. Savage Aviation Director of Ops. Aerobatic and Reno Air Race Pilot. Retired Formula Drift Driver.JZX100/AE86 🇺🇸🇹🇭🇯🇵Check youtube! *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @planejunkies Instagram Followers 34.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

36. Piotr Ostrzycki

Bio ✈️ Airline Pilot | Cockpit views& photography 📸
🛩️ Airbus instructor 📖
📈 I help people on their way to become 🧑‍✈️
🌍 Traveller - 6️⃣5️⃣🏞️ Instagram Handle @peterpajlot Instagram Followers 31.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Felix Gottwald

Bio 👨🏻‍✈️ Lufthansa 747-400 and 747-8 Pilot
🌍 Flying the world, sharing the skies
✈️ POV | Cockpit | Flying | Crew life
📸 Award-winning Photographer *****@felixgottwald.net Instagram Handle @felixgottwald Instagram Followers 27.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

38. Jennifer Yhaye

Bio De rêve d’enfant à pilote de ligne 👩🏾‍✈️, je rends l'aviation accessible, inspirante et divertissante ✈️
🏆Prix D’Excellence 2019 🇨🇮
📆 info & collab 👇🏾 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jenniferyhaye Instagram Followers 16.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Michelle Mason

Bio ✈🌛Private Pilot. C-150 Owner. UCSB Geology.
Cessna 150 Restoration —> @creampuff2.o *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @littlemitchel Instagram Followers 14.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Zak Khogyani

Bio “A mile of road will take you a mile, but a mile of runway will take you anywhere!”
87 countries 6 continents
Pilot Humanitarian Mentor Travel Inspo © *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jetjockzk Instagram Followers 13.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

41. Alan Kessler Marcos

Bio Don’t let your dreams just be dreams === ✈
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🛫 Emb110 / Emb500 / Emb505 / CE-680
🗣 🇧🇷 🇺🇸 🇪🇸
📍 Boston, MA Instagram Handle @pilotalan.br Instagram Followers 11.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

42. Louis

Bio ✈️ 𝙅𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙤 𝙅𝙚𝙩 𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙩 | 𝙐𝙇𝙈 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 & 𝙀𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧
📈 Rated on 747, 737, SEP & ULM
🔑 Airplane owner OO-H94
🗣️ EN | FR | NL Instagram Handle @louisthepilot Instagram Followers 8.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

43. Natalia Rosa

Bio * Artist @natalia.rosa.studio
* Singer/Songwriter
* Commercial Pilot Land/Sea CL65 CFI CFII MEI
* ORD Flight Attendant *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pilot.natalia Instagram Followers 7K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

44. Jordon Gyapong

Bio New Yorker 🗽 turned Mid-Western Aviator🌾
Airline Pilot CFI/ CFII/ MEI ✈️
An occasional foodie, audiophile, and history buff 🖖 *****@und.edu Instagram Handle @pilot.jordon Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. Eser Aksan Erdogan

Bio ✈︎ A330 girly girl airline pilot
Trying to inspire & elevate
My life • Travel • Equestrian & Winelover
Dutch & Turkish based in IST *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @echosierra85 Instagram Followers 199.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

46. Johnnie

Bio •MY ONLY ACCOUNT•
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Tik Tok:Pilot_Johnnie
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All 📸 & 🎥 taken in non-critical #flight phases! *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @pilot_johnnie Instagram Followers 421.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

47. Robbie Florian Schäfer

Bio 🇩🇪 Pilot | Porsche 911 | Travel 🌍 Mallorca | Sick Alps Fam 😎 Instagram Handle @robbie.f.s Instagram Followers 179.8K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

48. John Robert Nelson

Bio CHO (Chief Hype Officer👨‍✈️😫)
Stepdad of 2 @jaj_nelson
Inspire kindness
*****@gmail.com
My Airplane-Lucy <3 Instagram Handle @its.pilotjohn Instagram Followers 194.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

49. Ariel Marie Johnson

Bio be the good you wish to see in the world Instagram Handle @whiskeyflys Instagram Followers 102.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

50. Samantha John

Bio I fly small planes.
💍 @davidchong96
✈️ @gamebirdaerobatics.my
🎤 @wearegenesis.co *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sammyypanda Instagram Followers 10.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

51. David Shapiro

Bio Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｓｈａｐｉｒｏ
𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧•𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜•𝙁𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 (ꜱᴜʙꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴏᴜᴛ ᴛɪᴘꜱ)
@lukasanddavid 💍 11/21/25
@steelsupplements CODE: PILOTSHAPIRO
Links ↓ *****@icloud.com Instagram Handle @pilotshapiro Instagram Followers 66.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

52. Larissa Vculek

Bio ATL/NYC
welcome to my creative outlet
*****@larissathepilot.com Instagram Handle @larissathepilot Instagram Followers 311K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

53. Julian Compton

Bio Just an ordinary guy, living life one day at a time! An experienced aviation professional, coach and mentor! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @captain_julian_514 Instagram Followers 8.4K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

54. Peter Cappio

Bio ✝️ Faith 💪🏻Fitness ✈️ Flying
Helping you to @flycalmer *****@pilotpetefly.com Instagram Handle @pilotpete.fly Instagram Followers 122.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male youtube.com/@pilotpetefly + Follow Get Email Contact