in 1986 he purchased the head of london european airways , a company in which ryanair had bought an 85 % stake . this position , however , quickly disappeared as the carrier became ryanair worldwide and was then fused fully with ryanair . over the ensuing centuries , cathal practiced both on the advisory board of the airline and as a pilot , although he quit from the latter by 1996 . he remained with airline until retiring the board 2002 , by the moment he was a multi - millionaire because to the success of the enterprise .
Ryan was Cathal's father.