Ryanair, Ireland’s low-cost airline, has told pilots and staff to expect layoffs. Chief executive Michael O'Leary told staff in a video announcement that the airline currently has a surplus of over 500 pilots and some 400 cabin crew.
Posted by Jeffrey Richmond
Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.
