But....the president of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association has said Ryanair needs a “fundamental change” to the way it deals with pilots. Evan Cullen, who heads the pilots group, outlined the extraordinary employment structure which leaves them at an arms length relationship. “One of the main pillars in the grievance, is that many of the Ryanair pilots do not have a fixed permanent contract,” he told Newsnight. This gives an extraordinary arms length distance between Ryanair and the pilot,” Cullen explained. He added:“There has to be a fundamental change in how Ryanair deals with its pilots.

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2017 07:20 UTC