Record-Breaking Attendance at Pilot Careers Live 2025 in Dublin

The Convention Centre Dublin was buzzing with energy yesterday as over 1,000 aspiring aviators and industry professionals gathered for Pilot Careers Live 2025, marking one of the busiest editions of the event to date.

Organised by Seager Publishing, the event brought together a wide array of exhibitors, including leading flight schools, airline recruiters, and aviation universities from across Europe. All of the big Irish ATOs were in attendance, including National Flight Centre, Atlantic Flight Training Academy, ASG, Airline Flight Academy and Simtech. Attendees had the opportunity to engage directly with professionals from Ryanair, Aer Lingus, Loganair, the Irish Air Corps, and many more, gaining valuable insights into training pathways, career prospects, and recruitment processes.

A packed seminar programme ran throughout the day, featuring keynote presentations from airline training managers, recent graduates, and military pilots. Topics ranged from the costs and structure of pilot training to the realities of life in the cockpit and alternative aviation careers beyond commercial airlines.

The strong turnout and enthusiastic participation underscored the growing interest in aviation careers in Ireland and beyond. With the industry showing signs of robust recovery and expansion, events like Pilot Careers Live continue to play a vital role in guiding the next generation of pilots.

FlyingInIreland / Pilot.ie was proud to support the event, and we were delighted to chat with so many of our readers and customers throughout the day. If you attended the event and you’re still trying to get your head around the pathways to becoming a pilot, you might find this article useful: https://flyinginireland.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-pilot/

Mark Dwyer
Mark Dwyerhttps://flyinginireland.com
Mark is an airline pilot flying the Boeing 737 for a major European airline. In addition he is also a Type Rating Instructor, Type Rating Examiner and Base Training Captain on the B737. Outside of commercial flying Mark enjoys flying light aircraft from the smallest 3 Axis microlights up to heavier singles. He is also an instructor and EASA Examiner on single engines and a UK CAA Examiner. He flies the Chipmunk for the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF). Mark became the Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland (NMAI) in 2013 and has overseen a massive growth in the organisation. In this role he has worked at local and national levels. In 2015, Mark won ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards sponsored by the IAA. Mark launched this website back in 2002 while always managing the website, he has also been Editor and Deputy Editor of FlyingInIreland Magazine from 2005 to 2015.

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