Despite the lingering uncertainties, notably with a Covid rebound, the war in Ukraine and the soaring cost of living, Ryanair is optimistic in the long term.
Irish airline Ryanair announced on Friday the launch of a program to recruit and train up to 500 new pilots in France, as part of planned hires to support the resumption of air traffic.
This program is launched in partnership with Astonfly, one of the biggest private flying schools in France, and will allowattract highly qualified professional pilots to support the group’s growth in Europe“, said the low cost company.
These recruitments are part of a broader hiring program announced last summer by the company, which intends to train thousands of pilots to fly its new Boeing 737 Max. Ryanair”will hire up to 1,000 pilots per year for the next four yearssaid Senan O’Shea, head of crew training at Ryanair.
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Particularly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, like the entire aviation sector, the leading European airline had experienced the worst financial year in its history in 2020-2021, with a loss of around 1 billion euros, and announced the loss of some 3,000 jobs.
Despite the lingering uncertainties, notably with a Covid rebound, the war in Ukraine and the soaring cost of living, Ryanair is optimistic in the long term.
The company expects traffic to accelerate over the next five years: “from 149 million annual passengers pre-Covid, we anticipate a growth of 50% to more than 225 million passengers for the 2026 financial year”, had indicated the carrier at the end of January.