Access the Airline Pilot profession with a promise of pre-training recruitment and a type qualification financed by Ryanair
ASTONFLY, EXCLUSIVE PARTNER FOR RYANAIR PILOT TRAINING IN FRANCE
Ryanair Holdings PLC is Europe’s largest airline group, with five companies. It carries over 154 million passengers every year on more than 3,600 daily flights from over 95 bases. The company is renowned for its safety performance and pilot training standards, which are among the highest in the world.
Why become a Ryanair airline pilot?
Starting your career as an airline pilot with the Ryanair group is a unique opportunity offering you 6 major advantages:
- Job security with Europe’s leading employer of pilots,
Rapid career progression to captain in as little as 3 years’ experience, - A wide choice of operational bases across Europe, thanks to our extensive network,
- A stable flight schedule, with no off-base nights and guaranteed rest periods known 4 weeks in advance,
- Flying new-generation aircraft, including the Boeing 737 8200,
- An average salary superior to that offered by competing airlines.
- Job security with Europe’s leading employer of pilots,
Chiara, Captain, Boeing 737
Nicholas, AEL-certified captain
Mark, Ryanair TRE
WHY CHOOSE THE RYANAIR FUTURE FLYER ACADEMY PROGRAM
Training to become an airline pilot represents a significant financial investment. The Ryanair Future Flyer Academy enables you to secure a promise of employment with Europe’s number 1 airline, ensuring your future employability, even before you start your training with Astonfly.
Ryanair Future Flyer Academy also guarantees that your Boeing 737 qualification will be financed by Ryanair,
on completion of your Astonfly training.
After 3 years’ experience as a first officer, you can aspire to the position of pilot-in-command with Ryanair.
Ryanair conditional promise of employment
before the start of your Astonfly training course
Type rating financed by Ryanair
Ryanair finances your Boeing 737 type rating with 4 years training credit
Ryanair standardization
Astonfly training based on Ryanair's standard operating procedures (SOPs)
PRÉREQUIS POUR POSTULER AU PROGRAMME RYANAIR FUTURE FLYER ACADEMY
Rights
Freedom to study
in the UE
Employment Rights
Freedom to work in UE or UK or MA
Minimum age
17 years of age at the start of training
Casier judiciaire
Vierge
(Bulletin N°3 ou équivalent)
Criminal record
Clean (Bulletin N°3 or equivalent)
Education level
Baccalaureate or equivalent
Medical aptitude
Class 1 specific to PART-MED regulations
YOUR SELECTION TO THE RYANAIR FUTURE FLYER ACADEMY PROGRAM
To join Astonfly’s Ryanair Future Flyer Academy training program and get your first conditional promise of employment as an airline pilot, you need to pass a specific selection test. This test costs 149 euros.
1. ONLINE PRESELECTION
The result determines whether the candidate is retained for the next selection phase.
Successful pre-selection is valid for 12 months.
2. ON-SITE SELECTION
If you are successful in the online pre-selection process, you will be invited to take part in a group test and an individual interview at Astonfly’s site in Paris – Toussus le Noble (FR).
The group test assesses your ability to work in a team, communicate effectively and solve problems collaboratively. The individual interview allows recruiters to better understand your motivations, your passion for aviation and your aptitude to become a professional pilot.
These crucial stages are designed to identify promising talent to join the ranks of Ryanair pilots.
YOUR RYANAIR FUTURE FLYER ACADEMY TRAINING PROGRAM
Discover the next 4 start dates of the Astonfly 24-month full-time training course.
5 DEC
3 march
2 JUN
1 SEPT
5 DEC
3 march
2 JUN
1 SEPT
Ryanair's conditional promise of employment
Learn more
24 months full-time
| Theoretical ATPL | 14 theoretical certificates |
| FCL.055 | English language skills |
| CPL Licence | Commercial Pilot Licence |
| MEP Qualif. | Multi-engine piston |
| IR ME Qualif. | Instrument Flight |
| UPRT | Upset Prevention and Recovery Training |
| APS MCC | Working with a crew and standardization |
Ryanair type pre-qualification assessment
TYPE RATING
Aircraft type-specific training
financed by Ryanair
Boeing 737
LINE TRAINING
First flights with passengers
BOEING 737 FIRST OFFICER
BOEING 737 CAPTAIN
From 3 years' experience as a first officer
FINANCE YOUR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WITH A BANK LOAN
To help you finance your professional project, Astonfly has a partnership with BNP PARIBAS. You benefit from a preferential rate of just 1.99% to finance the cost of your training, with repayment deferred for up to 36 months.
Loan conditions
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Deposit from a third party required.a
Privileges
- Preferential rate (excluding insurance).
- 80 free when you open your account.
- All the banking services offered with Esprit Libre during your studies.
- Free online account management.
- Free administration fees.
Terms
- Repayment can be deferred for up to 36 months.
- Repayment possible over 9 years.
UNIQUE IN FRANCE: SUCCESSFUL OR REIMBURSED TRAINING
In the event of failure or withdrawal during the theoretical course, Astonfly will reimburse you in full for the sums already paid for your training.
In the event of failure or withdrawal during the practical course, Astonfly will reimburse you for any flight hours not yet used, without penalty.
REQUEST YOUR TRAINING QUOTE
Receive an immediate quote for your airline pilot training (all programmes) and be contacted as soon as possible by our teams, who will guide you towards the programme best suited to your project.
If you have previous flying experience as an aircraft pilot, Astonfly will take this into account and reduce the number of flight hours in your practical training programme.
THEY BECAME AIRLINE PILOTS WITH ASTONFLY
With its Ryanair programme, Astonfly has already trained several hundred pilots who are currently working for Europe’s leading airline.
Etienne Toutoundji
Second Officer, Boeing 737
"Without Astonfly, I probably wouldn't have found out about Ryanair's recruitment programme so quickly. I was lucky enough to be one of the first to take part after my training. Thanks to the school's support, I was able to take part in conferences, understand in detail what was expected of me, and prepare effectively for my future role in the company. This preparation and support enabled me to seize opportunities that I wouldn't have imagined otherwise.
Three months after completing my training, I was hired by Ryanair as Second Officer. Thanks to the solid training I received at Astonfly, I intend to progress rapidly to become First Officer. This is testament to the quality and relevance of the training provided by Astonfly."
Olivier Larignon
First Officer, Boeing 737
"In 2018, I joined the ASTONFLY school for an integrated ATP training course. The quality of the teaching team and meeting brilliant instructors gave me the opportunity to achieve my goal in a field I'm passionate about. The methods instilled by this school - a taste for work and effort, a sense of perseverance - enabled me to be prepared for type rating as well as line operations.
I can only highly recommend this school and thank all the team who supported me in my work to get to the controls of a liner."
Hugo Marques Costa
First Officer, Boeing 737
"Do it well, or don't do it". That's Astonfly's motto. I finished my integrated course at Astonfly in September 2020.
This school near Paris was growing fast, with a quality service and a state-of-the-art fleet similar to that of an airliner. It was also renowned for its theoretical and practical teaching methods, enabling me to meet the requirements of the airlines as soon as I finished my training, such as safety and adaptability".
DID YOU KNOW?
The salary of an airline pilot varies widely, from €36 to €200,000 gross per year, depending on the airline, the type of aircraft operated, the position held (co-pilot or captain), seniority and flight experience.
If you want to become an airline pilot, you can take the Integrated ATP course (Multi Airlines or Ryanair Future Flyer Academy), which enables you to become an airline pilot thanks to 2 years of intensive, full-time training.
The Ryanair Future Flyer Academy program is more expensive, as it offers students a conditional promise of employment signed with Ryanair before the start of their training, and the company manages and supervises the student for the duration of their training.
To help you finance your professional project, Astonfly has a partnership with BNP PARIBAS. You benefit from a preferential rate of just 1.99% to finance the cost of your training, with repayment over 9 years that can be deferred for up to 36 months.
In the event of failure or withdrawal during the theoretical course, Astonfly will reimburse you in full for the sums already paid for your training. In the event of failure or withdrawal during the practical course, Astonfly will reimburse you for any flight hours not yet used, without penalty.
To enroll in an Astonfly Ryanair Future Flyer Academy airline pilot course, you need:
- Freedom to study in the UE
- Freedom to work in UE or UK or MA
- 17 years of age at the start of the training
- Clean Criminal record
- Highschool diploma
- Class 1 Medical certificate
Commercial pilot training typically lasts between 18 and 24 months.
Astonfly has a fleet of 3 types of aircraft: single-engine Cessna 172S G1000, multi-engine DA42 G1000 and Mudry Cap 10 aerobatic aircraft. The school also has FNPT II-certified flight simulators at Toussus le Noble and Boeing 737 MAX FTD Level 2 simulators in Dublin (Ireland) and Berlin (Germany).
It is essential for student pilots to have a good level of English, both to be able to follow the theoretical and practical courses, which are given in English, and for radio transmissions, which are mainly in English.
Pre-selection is based on an online, distance learning test, including various tests in mathematics/physics, logic, reasoning and English. The results determine whether the candidate is selected for the next selection phase.
1. The psychometric evaluation assesses the candidate's abilities in 7 areas (70 to 75 minutes):
- Motivation to lead
- Growth mindset
- Safety orientation
- Stress management
- Situational awareness and problem solving
- Collaboration
- Commercial thinking
2. Three video assessments
For each of these 3 videos, you will have 40 seconds of preparation time and a maximum of 2 minutes of recording time, with only one attempt per video. The aim of this assessment is to measure your passion for the course while evaluating your oral expression in English.
SUCCESS :
If the candidate is selected during the online pre-selection, they will be invited to take part in a group test and an individual interview at the Astonfly site in Paris - Toussus le Noble (FR).
FAIL :
We will invite you to retry this assessment after you have
re-trained. After a failed attempt, there is a 2-month waiting period before you can retake the entrance test.
Your result will be sent to you by e-mail once your scores have been processed by our teams.
Les normes minimales requises pour accéder à la qualification de type Ryanair sont définies ci-dessous :
- ATPL Théorique 85% de réussite moyenne (maximum de 4 répétitions aux certificats ATPL)
- Réussite au premier passage de l'examen en vol CPL (A)
- Réussite au premier passage de l'examen en vol IR ME
- Réussite de l'évaluation finale APS MCC