Pilot Careers Live in Ireland

Everything you need to know about pilot and air traffic control (ATC) training.

We’re returning to Dublin for Pilot Careers Live on 18 October 2025 at the Croke Park Conference Centre in Dublin.

How the airline industry has recovered
Your education options examined
Find out about training costs
Talk to experts about your training options
How you can prepare for the selection process

So, you want to fly?
Discuss your pilot and air traffic control career aspirations with industry professionals and experts.

Our past exhibitors included:

We’re looking forward to welcoming great speakers to Pilot Careers Live Ireland 2025

Last year’s speakers included:
10:30 am

Air Nav Ireland

Do You Want To Be Part of the Next Generation of Aviation Personnel?

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Laura Downey, an Air Traffic Controller, and Ann Marie Ward, Employee Relations Manager will discuss working as an Air Traffic Controller, what it’s all about and how you can apply.

11:30 am

Laura Russell

The scenic route to a career in the sky

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There is no one true path towards forging a career in aviation! Every day, Laura flies with pilots with such interesting stories and experiences before arriving in the flight deck. This is the wonderful thing about aviation: it is not a one-size-fits-all career. As a pilot, you can shape your life as you wish as it is a role which enables you to do so much, pursue the hobbies you love and chase your dreams. Laura will tell you about her scenic route in aviation so far and how to let nothing stand in your way of the end goal.

12:30 pm

Ryanair

Become a Pilot with the Ryanair Future Flyer Academy

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Mark Duffy, Director of Talent

During the presentation we will be sharing details about Ryanair Group and our ambitious growth plans. We are also going to be talking about how to become a commercial pilot with our newly revised Ryanair Future Flyer Academy and have a direct path into a Ryanair flight deck.

1:30 pm

ATO Question Time

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Our panel of approved training organisations (ATOs) leaders answer your questions. Interact live with the on-stage panel and get your questions answered by some of the industry’s most experienced personnel

2:30 pm

Aer Lingus

The Aer Lingus Future Pilot Programme

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The World’s premium Cadet Pilot Programme. This fully sponsored programme combines innovation, diversity and sustainability coupled with the high standards of flight training.

3:30 pm

Joe Diebolder, AKA "Captain Joe"

How to best prepare to get into your dream cockpit

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Captain Joe & Guillaume Debauchez will explore and share insights of how to best prepare to get into your dream cockpit.

Since the beginning of 2019, “Captain Joe” has become one of the largest aviation related channels on YouTube with close to 1.7 million subscribers and his account on Instagram has over 500,000 followers.

Croke Park Stadium, Hogan Stand

Join us in Dublin at the Croke Park Stadium, Hogan Stand, just North of the city centre.

See the full instructions here.

 

testimonials
“Pilot Careers Live has proven to be an extremely effective platform, where we’re able to introduce highly-motivated aspiring pilots to our degree courses at an early stage in their career research, increasing take-up of our two Aviation Technology courses” Cllr Clive Hudson BSc, PGCTLHE, DipTUCOSH, Leeds University
“Attending this exhibition is essential. There’s loads of working professionals for you to meet, seminars given by various airlines and student pilots to talk to.” Emily Wood, cadet at CAE Oxford Aviation Academy
“By going along, you could embark on an exciting journey that could very well change your life forever. It did exactly that for me when I attended the London event back in 2006.” Matt Dearden, Pilatus PC-12 Captain

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