A pilots 'union' you say, well...
...the latest from ATWonline says Ryanair is on a roll, and no apparent shortage of pilots on the horizon either.
<<<Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, speaking at the Future of Air Transport Conference in London, said Europe and Ryanair are nowhere close to reaching the saturation point of LCC service. He said that in 10 years when Ryanair's passenger load gets to 100 million a year, "we'll be straining around the edges." Confident of Ryanair's low costs, O'Leary said that if oil gets to $60 a barrel, "we'll be the only profitable airline in Europe. If it gets to $70 a barrel, we'll be the only breakeven airline in Europe and probably the only airline in Europe." He added that the entire Ryanair fleet will be equipped with inflight entertainment systems by next March or April.
Separately, Ryanair said it carried 2.197 million passengers in Nov., up 10% on the year-ago period. Load factor lost 1 point to 82%. For the rolling 12 months ended Nov. 30, passenger numbers totaled 26.4 million and load factor averaged 83%. The carrier said 30,000 Volare passengers stranded after the Italian airline's collapse have taken up Ryanair's offer of free tickets on its international routes. It also said it will host an open recruitment day Dec. 9 in Venice, Volare’s main base, for Volare pilots.>>>
Think the guys had better pony up 'd cash for training, pronto.