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Operator Classification
Operator name: Ryanair
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
Region: Europe
Country: Ireland
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from: December 2024
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Monthly before tax (35% approx.)
Currency: Euro (only pilots based in England are paid in Pounds)
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 Guaranteed 400hrs per year on McGinley contract. SBH 84 EUR for FOs and 154 EUR for FOs. Out of Base payment 27 EUR per SBH.
(click here to use the currency converter)  
Addtional notes: Net pay heavily dependant on local tax regulations. All below figures based on gross pay PER MONTH (always 12 months, never 14), own research to be done to calculate net pay applicable to own country.    
 
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Fleet
 Capt DACCapt MAYCapt ContractorFO DAC 2 stripesFO DAC 3 stripesFO MAY 2 stripesFO MAY 3 stripesLTRNG cadetCadet FOLIne train FO
Rank
 850 p/y850 p/y225/hrB737-800WB737-800WB737-800WB737-800WAFA contrB737-800WB737-800W
Year
  
20
12250
13000
15500
4000
6500
4500
6900
2500
19
per month
18
E 155000
E 7500
17
E 155000
E 7500
16
E 155000
E 7500
15
E 155000
E 7500
14
E 155000
E 7500
13
E 155000
E 7500
12
E 155000
E 7500
11
E 155000
E 7500
10
E 155000
E 7500
9
E 155000
E 7500
8
E 155000
E 7500
7
E 155000
E 7500
6
E 155000
E 7500
5
E 155000
E 7500
4
E 155000
E 7500
3
E 155000
E 7500
2
E 155000
E 7500
E 59000
E 59000
1
E 145000
E 7000
E 53000
E 53000
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top RYR contract up to 175000 per year, only by being TRE (+5000) and/or LTC (+14000) and/or BC (+12000). Normal line captain between 143000 and 15800 based on 850hrs. Each year in april 3000 increase agreed up to 2028.
1/Dec/24
Capt base As above, no distinction between seniority (some countries have agreements on base difference but max 2000 difference per year)
1/Dec/24
FO top UK: £56,500 Basic + £12,750 Sector Pay + £7500 Allowance + £5000 Dual License Allowance) (+ 3000 London Base Allowance) + £3000 annual leave payment = £84750/ £87750 London EU: total FO +1500: 85000. 1/Dec/24
FO base . 1/Dec/24
SO top Line training 22000 p.a.
1/Dec/24
SO base Base pay 16.800€ , after safety pilot release during line training add 14€/SBH
16/Jan/25
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt 40 / hr
1/Dec/24
FO 23 / hr
1/Dec/24
SO 13 / hr
1/Dec/24
FE N/A
13/Jul/05
   
Pension Details
last update
600€ per month, half contributed by RYR pension scheme. Fully tax deductible.  
29/Apr/19
   
Conditions
last update
Roster 5 days ON - 4 Days OFF (5 Earlies - 4 OFF - 5 Lates - 4 OFF). LEAVE: RYR Contract: 1 x Calendar Month OFF (19 Days Paid leaves, the rest are Days OFF according to the 5-4 roster) + 10 Ad Hoc paid days, 150€ per day, (you can choose as many days as you want, single days, block of 5 etc. for a total of 10 per year).
29/Apr/19
Leave 28 Days
4/Feb/08
Staff travel Unlimited standby travel for pilots positioning on the Ryanair network. Parents, spouses and siblings under 21 years of age eligible for standby travel. After one year in the company, 6 return trip tickets for any desired person. Mcginley contract: no staff travel or stby tickets, only jump seat from base to base (wherever).
14/May/18
Discounted
holidays		 Discounts at various hotels, car rentals and travel agencies. Touchdown IS affiliated with Ryanair, discounts on resorts, flights, insurance up to 60% for crew, family and affiliates.
14/May/18
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
All local contracts with own collective agreements. Cadets influx continues. 1/Dec/24
   
  Outlook:  
Neutral, all direct entry courses postponed due to Boeing delivery delays. Expect back on track spring - summer 2025. 1/Dec/24
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   1/Dec/24
   
Entry Requirements
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  Captain  
No DEC recruitment, slow inhouse promotion for the moment. Cadets influx continue. 1/Dec/24
     
  FO  
1. Does the applicant have the right to work in EU? (Valid EU / EEA Passport with the unrestricted right to live and work in the EU). 2: Date of Birth – (Not over 65). 3: Licence Type – a) EASA Part FCL b) JAR FCL c) National Licence compliant with ICAO standards Note: c) Will require IAA validation – (Some national licences will not be accepted by the IAA). 4: Validity of Licence – (Must be valid. Applies to JAR-FCL and National Licences). 5:Validity of Medical – Must hold a valid EU (Part-MED) issued Class 1 medical certificate. 6: Minimum 1,200 hours total flying time. 7: Minimum of 1,000 hours on a CS25* Type Aircraft. 8: Minimum 800 hours on the B737-300 to 900 series. 9: Applicant must have the B737 300-900 type rating listed on the Licence. 10: For JAA & EASA licence holders the application must be made within 36 months of the most recent B737 300-900 “Valid Until” date specified in Section XII “Certificate of Revalidation”. 11: English Language Proficiency – minimum required proficiency Level is Operational Level (Level 4). (Written proficiency is required at Operational level). (Reference: ICAO Doc 9835). 12: Must have operated on B737 300-900 within the 36 months prior to the course start date. 13:* CS-25 Certification Specifications applicable to turbine powered Large Aeroplanes. An aeroplane of more than 5700 kg (12500 pounds) maximum certificated take-off weight. 13/Nov/18
     
  SO  
1: Does the applicant have the right to work in EU? (Valid EU / EEA Passport with the unrestricted right to live and work in the EU). 2: Date of Birth – (Not over 65). 3: Licence Type – must have a valid JAR or EASA (CPL) Frozen ATPL (Air Transport Pilots License). 4: Validity of Licence – (Must be valid. Applies to JAR-FCL and National Licences). 5: Validity of Medical – Must hold a valid EU (Part-MED) issued Class 1 medical certificate. 6: Holds a valid multi-engine instrument rating. 7: Hold a certificate of satisfactory completion of multi-crew co-operation (MCC). 8: Must have a flight school report. 9: Cadets who have conducted a modular course need to have 100 hours as Pilot-in-Command (PIC), or 70 hours as PIC if completed during a course of integrated flying training as set out in Appendix 3 A, C & D to Part-FCL and AMC1 to Appendix 3 A, C & D. 10: English Language Proficiency –minimum required proficiency Level is Operational Level (Level 4). (Written proficiency is required at Operational level). 27/Jun/16
     
  FE  
N/A 13/Jul/05
     
  Scholorship  
-   26/Jan/17
   
Recruitment Process
last update
€3OOOO for typerating during line training, mensually during Line training 1400€. Contract is not guaranteed after it. 21/Jul/21
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
Boeing 737-800 (410x), Boeing 737-8200 (136x), Boeing 737-700 (1x), Bombardier Learjet 45XR (4x) 6/Feb/25
     
  Orders:  
150 firm order for 737-max-10 and option for a further 150. Deliveries planned between 2027 and 2033. Most of these will be to replace ageing fleet. 4 orders for Bombardier Challenger 3500. Deliveries planned for 2025, they will replace Learjets   6/Feb/25
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
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  Preferred method of application:  
Apply via Ryanair website. Suitable candidates will receive email to perform initial online screening (psychometric, reasoning, logic, technical knowledge). If successful, candidates will receive invitation to RYR HQ for sim assessment, hr and technical interview. Selected candidates will receive a contract with Airline flight Academy for self sponsored type rating, followed by training contract for line training. 5/May/24
     
  Name:    
-   11/Sep/09
  Job Title:  
Pilot Recruitment Manager   10/Jul/08
  Address:    
Ryanair, Corporate Head Office, Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland   20/Feb/05
       
Tel: +44 1332 815 954 11/Dec/08
Fax:
Email: pilotrecruitment@ryanair.com 22/Jan/18
       
  Website:   
www.ryanair.com   20/Feb/05
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
https://careers.ryanair.com/pilots/   15/Jan/18
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
Alghero, Alicante, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Belfast, Bergamo, Berlin-Schönefeld, Birmingham, Bologna, Bourgas, Bournemouth, Bratislava, Bremen, Brindisi, Bristol, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cagliari, Catania, Chania, Charleroi, Cologne Bonn, Corfu, Cork, Dublin, East-Midlands, Edinburgh, Faro, Fez, Frankfurt, GdaÅ„sk, Girona, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Gran Canaria, Hahn, Hamburg, Ibiza, Karlsruhe, Kaunas, Kraków, Lamezia, Lanzarote, Leeds/Bradford, Lisbon, Liverpool, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Malta, Manchester, Marrakesh, Memmingen, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Niederrhein, Nuremberg, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Pescara, Pisa, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Poznan, Prague, Prestwick, Rome-Ciampino, Rome-Fiumicino, Seville, Santiago de Compostela, Shannon, Sofia, Stockholm-Skavsta, Thessaloniki, Tenerife-South TimiÈ™oara, Trapani, Valencia, Vilnius, Warsaw Modlin, WrocÅ‚aw, Zadar. Also Mobile Floating positions available roster 5 x 5. 3 months same base.   29/Apr/19

 

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