Her mother, artist Ute Kadner, had a metal furniture factory and imported a runway signaling machine for airports.
[2] Bettina was 12 when she began to accompany her in her work, fell in love with the planes, and decided to be a pilot.
Her incorporation into the workforce was not easy, and on several occasions she heard colleagues on the radio saying, "Bettina, to the kitchen.
[7] After several months of trying, she looked for a job at Spantax, one of the first Spanish airlines to include women on its staff, which admitted her immediately.
[6] In 2019, she was presented with a doctora honoris causa degree by Rovira i Virgili University for her career and merits.