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With international flights starting up again, airlines are recruiting in great numbers and estimate their needs worldwide at over 31 000 new pilot hires per year until 2041


Source: Study carried out by Boeing Pilot Outlook 2022–2041
This unprecedented demand is explained by the natural growth of the world's air transport needs, but also by:
- A great number of airline pilots worldwide leaving for retirement
- The emergence of new airlines, mainly in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East,
- The emergence of new markets such as the long-haul "low-cost" market,
- The downturn in airline pilot training during the Covid-19 crisis, contributing to the current pilot shortage.

Sources: World Bank, ICAO, Ministry of the Economy and Finance, Les Echos
The permanent resilience of global air transport
«If one analyses more carefully the studies of global air transport
since the 1970s, it is clear that crises have had little impact. Since the 1970s, world air transport has doubled on average every 15 years. Over the last 50 years, there have been what seemed to be insurmountable crises, and yet each time passengers wanted to continue travelling»
Read the full article written by Patrick Milward on the future of air transport in our News section.


What training do you need to become an airline pilot?
Astonfly provides two types of airline pilot training, full-time or on demand, depending on your profile. With these two courses, there are three opportunities: commercial pilot, business pilot and instructor.
ATP INTEGRATED
The Integrated ATP enables you to become an airline pilot through intensive and continuous training over 2 years on a full-time basis.
It consists of 9 months of theory followed by 15 months of practical training.
This course is accessible with a baccalaureate, from the age of 17, after having passed the Astonfly Integrated ATP admission assessment.
ATP MODULAR
The Modular ATP enables you to acquire, at your own pace, each of the qualifying modules you will need to be hired as a pilot in an airline company.
It is generally aimed at people who wish to train as an airline pilot in parallel with a school or salaried activity.



Ryanair, exclusive partner of Astonfly in France


Europe's leading airline with over 300 aircraft, Ryanair is partnering with Astonfly to recruit and train its future airline pilots
through the Ryanair Mentored Programme of Integrated ATP and Modular ATP training.
of Cadet pilot students under the Ryanair Mentored Programme
join the company directly after their type rating
Why become a Ryanair airline pilot?
Beginning your career as an airline pilot with the Ryanair group is a unique opportunity, offering you 6 major advantages:
- Job security with Europe's largest employer of pilots,
- Fast career progression to become a captain after only 3 years of experience,
- A wide choice of operational bases across Europe thanks to its extensive network,
- A stable flight schedule, without off-base nights, with guaranteed rest periods known 4 weeks in advance,
- Flying the latest generation of aircraft including the Boeing 737-8200,
- A higher average remuneration than that offered by competing companies.


They have become pilots with Astonfly
Since its creation, Astonfly has trained more than 1,000 airline pilots,
currently working for over 50 airlines worldwide
