Ryanair adds Google to its dual-cloud flight plan

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Gemini gets to juggle crews, forecasts, and maintenance while AWS keeps its seat

Ryanair has signed a five-year agreement with Google Cloud covering AI, productivity tools and multi-cloud infrastructure, just weeks after renewing its deal with rival AWS for another five years.

The Irish budget airline says it will deploy Google Workspace and Google Cloud services across its 35,000-strong workforce as it pursues a target of 300 million passengers a year by 2034.

We asked how much this deal is worth, but Google declined to say and Ryanair did not respond.

The rollout includes the Mountain View firm's Gemini Enterprise agentic AI platform, which Ryanair intends to use to automate some decision-making, optimize flight crew logistics, and improve staff productivity. The airline will also use Google DeepMind's AlphaEvolve to refine algorithms and WeatherNext for forecasting and maintenance planning.

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