Ryanair Chooses Skyborne For UK Training

Ryanair has selected Skyborne Airline Academy as its first UK training partner for the Ryanair Future Flyer Academy, offering UK entrants a dual UK CAA and EASA licence.

Trainees will receive a conditional job offer upon enrolment and complete their Integrated Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) with Skyborne before joining Ryanair as second officers.

Lee Woodward, Chief Executive Officer at Skyborne, said: “Having secured EASA approval to support this initiative, this is the first time Skyborne is offering UK trainees the opportunity to gain a dual UK CAA and EASA licence.”

Prospective trainees can choose an ab-initio, Modular, or Airline Pilot Standard Multi-Crew Cooperation Course (APS MCC) route.

Neal McMahon, Chief Operations Officer at Ryanair, said: “Ryanair’s new Future Flyer Academy training programme shows our continued commitment to supporting, developing and recruiting aspiring pilots for future positions as we take delivery of over 300 Boeing 737 MAX-10 aircraft over the next 10 years. Ryanair looks forward to growing the careers of many more Skyborne pilot trainees through our Future Flyer Academy over the years to come.”

The Ryanair Future Flyer Academy will be available at Skyborne’s UK and Vero Beach, Florida facilities, with support from both Skyborne and Ryanair throughout the programme.