in 1986 he became the ceo of western european airways , a business in wherein ryanair had bought an 85 % stake . this arrangement , however , quickly disappears as the carrier renamed easyjet ireland and was then merged entirely with ryanair . over the next year , cathal worked both on the executive floor of the airline and as a pilot , although he resigned from the latter by 1996 . he served with ryanair until departure the board 2002 , by wherein time he was a multi - dealer due to the success of the business .
Ryan was Cathal's father.