A couple of years ago I rode up front with RYR on my way to EIDW.
The crew were extremely friendly and very professional.
On our approach to the "short" runway at EIDW, the Captain told me that the company liked the crews to hold off the use of brakes as much as possible to make them last longer and save money.
He thought this was a load of **** and jumped on the brakes big time.
is this standard practice?