Ryanair is hiring hundreds of aspiring pilots - and you don't need any flying skills

The scheme will take on trainees without any experience

Ryanair is hiring hundreds of aspiring pilots – and you don’t need any flying skills to get accepted.

If you’ve ever fancied trying your hand at steering a hefty Boeing through the clouds or entertaining a cabin load of passengers over the intercom, but don’t have much or any experience in the cockpit, then you could be in luck as Ryanair might just train you up.

In years gone by it has been tricky to get your foot in the door without already knowing how to fly at least a few smaller planes. Thankfully, for aspiring pilots, Ryanair has launched a new programme to train up hundreds of new ace pilots over the next four years. The Future Flyer Academy gives people with no aviation experience the opportunity to get their Commercial Pilot Licence.

The salary of a pilot in the UK can vary, but some earn a whopping £110,000 according to the National Careers Service. Plus, you’ll get to enjoy travelling around the world and seeing new places on your days between flight. The cost of the course is €102,500 (£87,600).

There are several ways to become a Ryanair pilot, but its integrated course is “a full time zero to hero course” that is “suitable for candidates with little to no flying experience”. Other trainees can take another gateways for those who want to spread training out and do it over a longer period however this is only for those who have certain qualifications already.

The Future Flyer Academy “gives individuals with little to no prior aviation experience, who dream of becoming airline pilots, the unique opportunity to enrol”. At the end, you’ll have a Commercial Pilot Licence and a clear shot at flying Ryanair’s passenger planes.

The airline states: “Ryanair students from an Integrated Ab-initio or Modular Gateway 1 programme will receive a conditional job offer upon enrolment”. It also noted that you’ll get “preference during initial selection” for pilot roles when they crop up.

While training you’ll even get to learn how to fly a massive Boeing 737. However, before being trained you will need to be asses to “ensure that they have the capability to successfully complete pilot training and that they are suitable to become a future Ryanair pilot”.

Luckily, the pass rate at the final cadet pilot assessment is a sizeable 98% in part because of this weeding-out process along the way.

Ryanair’s chief operations officer, Neal McMahon, said: “We are delighted to launch the Future Flyer Academy in partnership with Atlantic Flight Training Academy here in Ireland. By combining Ryanair’s industry-leading expertise with AFTA’s world-class training programmes, our Future Flyer Academy will create unparalleled opportunities for 100’s of aspiring pilots who are looking to kickstart a well-paid career in aviation as a commercial pilot.”

For those swept up in the excitement and want to aim for the sky, applications for Ryanair’s Future Flyer Academy with AFTA are currently open. The low-down on everything one needs to know can be found on Ryanair’s careers page or you can directly apply on AFTA’s website.

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