Ryanair Set to Hire 2,000 Pilots as Boeing Max Fleet Grows
- Discount airline plans to beef up as pandemic has hurt rivals
- Ryanair needs new pilots to fly Boeing 737 Max jets it ordered
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Ryanair Holdings Plc is starting one of the biggest recruitment drives among European airlines, adding 2,000 pilots over the next three years as the carrier plans to grab market share from rivals weakened by the pandemic.
Europe’s biggest discount carrier needs pilots to fly its new Boeing Co. 737 Max jets, which it began taking last month, Ryanair said Monday. The carrier will start training new hires this year, aiming to have crews ready for next summer.