No-frills airline Ryanair is recruiting thousands more pilots to coincide with the lifting of Covid travel curbs.
The carrier has announced a recruitment drive for 2,000 new pilots to fly a fleet of new jets that will be delivered during the next three years as it fights back following the pandemic.
Ryanair has now taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-8200 Gamechanger aircraft, which help the airline lower costs, cut fuel consumption and lower noise and CO2 emissions.
There will be vacancies for experienced and aspiring pilots as the airline's fleet expands. Bosses promise great pay, industry-leading work practices, outstanding career development opportunities and world class training.
As part of Ryanair’s career development initiatives, most Captain vacancies created by these new aircraft deliveries will be filled by internal promotions.
This creates opportunities for replacement First Officers, and ultimately new cadet pilots who can kickstart their career with Ryanair so they can grow into the next generation of First Officers and Captains.
Training courses take place through 2021 to be ready for Summer 2022 for positions all over Europe.
Ryanair has partnered with Airline Flight Academy in Dublin to deliver Boeing 737 Training Courses as part of this recruitment drive. Aspiring pilots can also check out careers.ryanair.com/pilots for details of Ryanair training programmes.
Ryanair’s people director Darrell Hughes said: “As we take delivery of more than 210 Boeing 737-8200 Gamechanger aircraft, Ryanair will recruit more than 2,000 pilots over the next three years to fill positions created by this growth.
"This is great news for experienced and aspiring pilots but also for our own pilots who will enjoy fast tracked promotions.
"Throughout the pandemic, Ryanair has worked closely with our people to save jobs and we are delighted to start planning for a return to growth over the coming years as we recover from the Covid-19 crisis."
