As long as pilots are unemployed, people will keep going into Ryanair.

Although what I don't understand is Ryanair's thinking behind the lack of hours? With so many aircraft coming they will need a bucket load of captains, where are they going to come from if their FOs aren't doing much flying?

is there anybody who is going to STN for an assessment in the near future?

Have you been contacted by CAE gossetti? :)

In a lot of the responses above, I see people failing to see the outset of the deliveries. There where 305 airframes at the end of last year.

now: 290 airframes (15 returned to lessor)
until somewhere half 2018: replacement of 105 airframes
from half 2018 until end 2019: addition of the rest of the orders bringing the total to 375 airframes.

The point: there is no actual expansion before 2018. Before this, starting from the beginning of 2014, extreme numbers of cadets are to be expected. Flying hours will go down extremely from now on, probably with more compulsory unpaid leave or more unpaid standbys. Cadets joining from now on should be happy to have a job, but will face the results of the employment model within the first year, by losing a lot of their income to taxes (up to 60% off gross income) which can be covered with expenses in the first year. After that it is salary-60%. Just keep this in mind

Could you explain that bit more? Why would they continue to recruit in 2014 if there is no more expansion until 2018...?

So why have they closed the application portal then?

The portals closed, but there are thousands of people (probably) still registered on the portal. Tonnes of people are still being hired.

Hello everyone!
I am planning to begin 0 to ATPL frozen course this year. I am 23 years old. And I want to ask if it won`t be a problem to get my first pilot job in Ryanair after finishing the course?
I am currently working for Ryanair as a cabin crew and never had a time to speak, ask questions to first officers or captains.
What I have to do after finishing my ATPL course, do I have to find a school for B737-800 training or I can do it with Ryanair? How much it will cost? Do they have contracts for first officers like for cabin crew- crewlink, dalmac..? Or its Ryanair contract?
Thanks!!

Aalto, if you really wanted you'd have found time to ask the pilots. Come on, you work with them, you see them prior and after brief, you can get in the cockpit during long flights, you can even have access to their email and phone number in 10 secs of time. Anyway.

You have to apply thru CAE (by the way the portal is currently closed), if you get a chance to go to an interview and pass, you will complete a Type Rating at CAE for 28 500 EUR.

Then you will start flying as a junior First Officer, being employed by a subcontractor (Storm McGingley). No Ryanair contract.

Aalto, I've heard they do not hire people who previously worked for them. Could be a rumour, but then again it's Ryanair...

Rumour. Know people that is actual FO and worked before to them outside the cockpit.

Is it just in Ryanair I have to pay for Type Rating?

Assessment day 11th of July
 

Hi there,

Is there anyone who went to the assessment day the 11th of July at STN?

I did and waiting for the response!!

I was there in the beginning of May, and received the response in the beginning of July.. Not saying that the wait be as long for you as mine, but just for general info. Good luck!

Does anyone know when should a reply be expected for someone attended the assessment on 15th May?

You should have heard by now. Never heard of anyone waiting that long for an outcome.

For information I got a response the 9th of july for an assessment the 19th of june...

Assessment: 4th July
No response so far...

Just for info, got my assessment 5th of June and respond on the 3th July.

Does anyone start his type rating the 3th of March in EMA ?
if yes, can contact me in private

Does anybody have a RYR hangar 10 phone number at stansted?