Ryanair signs five-year AI and cloud partnership with Google

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The airline will roll out Google Cloud, Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace to 35,000 employees as it prepares for further growth and strengthens infrastructure resilience

Ryanair has entered into a five-year partnership with Google Cloud that will see the airline expand its use of cloud-based data, collaboration and artificial intelligence tools across its European network.

Under the agreement, Google Workspace and Google Cloud services will be deployed to around 35,000 Ryanair employees. The technology rollout forms part of the airline’s wider growth strategy, which targets 300 million passengers annually by 2034.

Gemini Enterprise to support operations

A central element of the partnership is the introduction of Gemini Enterprise, Google Cloud’s agentic AI platform. Ryanair plans to use the technology to connect internal data, automate workflows and develop custom AI agents for operational and corporate tasks.

Potential applications include automated decision-making, optimisation of flight crew logistics and broader productivity improvements across the business.

The airline also sees the partnership as an important element of a new dual-cloud strategy designed to improve the resilience of its technology infrastructure.

Dual-cloud strategy supports expansion

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson said the airline’s technology systems would need to keep pace with its planned expansion.

“Ryanair is on an incredible growth journey to 300 million passengers by 2034. To support this growth, we need to ensure we have excellent infrastructure resilience, and our new dual-cloud strategy provides this, alongside technology partners that match our speed and relentless focus on efficiency.”

He added that the deployment of Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace should help improve efficiency while strengthening infrastructure resilience.

Google sees aviation as a major AI use case

For Google Cloud, the agreement represents a large-scale deployment of generative AI and collaboration tools in an operationally complex industry.

“Aviation is an industry defined by precision, and Ryanair is a pioneer in operational execution,” said Maureen Costello, Google Cloud Vice President for the UK, Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa.

“We are thrilled to be Ryanair’s AI transformation partner. This agreement demonstrates how deploying generative AI at scale – coupled with modern collaboration tools for frontline workers – can help industry leaders scale securely, reduce operational costs, and redefine the travel experience.”

Technology becomes part of Ryanair’s growth plan

The new partnership brings cloud infrastructure, AI and employee collaboration tools together under a single long-term agreement.

For Ryanair, the objective is not only to automate selected processes, but also to create a more resilient technology environment capable of supporting a larger passenger network and increasingly data-driven operations over the coming years.