Pilar Vera, 71, has come a long way in her fight to advocate for the rights of families of air accident victims since she lost her niece in the 2008 Spanair plane crash in Madrid that claimed over 150 lives.Founding an international federation of air crash victims' families in 2015 with three associations from Spain, Pakistan and Germany, Vera has spearheaded efforts to deliver a "unified voice" of the sufferers in the hope of addressing what is too often seen in the aftermath of aircraft disasters -- inefficiencies and indifference of authorities, carriers and insurance firms.Seeking broad…READ FULL ARTICLE
