Rubbish.Ryanair pilots have to endure a fair amount of snobbery. Probably justified,given that Ryanair has ruined the industry in terms of passenger experience and crew terms and conditions. However Ryanair pilots are generally very proficient. They have to be ok given the intense nature of the whole horrible operation and challenging little place's they fly too.Cue Carcassonne,one of many beauties.
Having spoken to people in Emirates - its universally known that Ryanair pilots are specifically targeted. Not exclusively of course,they recruit from every airline but Ryanair in particular.
They know the Ryanair 'product' and are very happy with it. Seems reliable from a HR and training perspective. Now they want more of that reliability - in Captains.
Emirates have a fantastic internal knowledge of Ryanair,more so then any other airline they recruit from due to the volume of guys joining. They know the SOP's and realise they are very stringent and strict,they know the 'politics' in ryanair and how difficult it is to leave and they know how disgruntled its pilots are.
They know they will receive more Ryanair applications then any other airline. They will like this. I also believe they concocted and made allowances for this with their DEC hours and experience requirements.
Emirates HQ will be like any other Ryanair crewroom in due course. Whisper figures of at least 700 former ryanair pilots being recruited over the next couple of years. That seems conservative
Last edited by leeds 65; 26th February 2012 at 16:34.