Ryanair's low-cost soul at stake as pilots push back

Michael O’Leary built Ryanair into Europe’s most valuable airline by being cheap, right down to charging pilots for coffee on their own flights. Now those pilots are pushing back.

A group of disgruntled flight crew is demanding more pay, better conditions andthe ability to bargain collectively across Europe. They’re emboldened by rising demand for pilots at rivals and a scheduling foul-up that forced Ryanair to scrap more than 20,000 flights, unleashing an outcry ...