Ryanair e Google Cloud hanno annunciato una nuova partnership della durata di cinque anni. L’accordo prevede l’adozione dei servizi Google Workspace e Google Cloud per 35.000 dipendenti della compagnia, con l’obiettivo di sostenere il piano di crescita fino a 300 milioni di passeggeri all’anno entro il 2034.
Al centro dell’intesa c’è Gemini Enterprise, la piattaforma di intelligenza artificiale di Google Cloud pensata per collegare i dati aziendali, automatizzare i flussi di lavoro e creare agenti AI personalizzati. Ryanair la utilizzerà per supportare i processi decisionali, ottimizzare la gestione degli equipaggi di volo e aumentare la produttività.
La nuova strategia dual-cloud punta inoltre a rafforzare la resilienza dell’infrastruttura tecnologica della compagnia, accompagnando la crescita con strumenti dedicati alla collaborazione e all’automazione.
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RYANAIR & GOOGLE CLOUD ANNOUNCE FIVE-YEAR DATA AND AI PARTNERSHIP
EUROPE’S LARGEST AIRLINE ADOPTS GOOGLE CLOUD’S DATA AND AI PLATFORM – INCLUDING GEMINI ENTERPRISE AND GOOGLE WORKSPACE – SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE & OPERATIONS
Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, and Google Cloud today (Wed, 12 Aug) announced a new five-year partnership. Under the agreement, Ryanair will deploy Google Workspace and Google Cloud services to 35,000 employees across its network to support its growth to 300 million passengers p.a. by 2034. This rollout includes Gemini Enterprise – Google Cloud’s agentic AI platform designed to connect organisational data, automate workflows, and create custom AI agents. Gemini Enterprise will be used to help automate decision-making, optimise flight crew logistics, and support overall corporate productivity, while also strengthening its resilience from this new dual-cloud strategy.
Ryanair CEO, Eddie Wilson, said:
“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. With that, we’re pleased to partner with Google Cloud, putting Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace in the hands of our teams, driving even greater efficiency across our business while bolstering our infrastructure resilience.”
Google Cloud Vice President, UK, Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa, Maureen Costello, said:
“Aviation is an industry defined by precision, and Ryanair is a pioneer in operational execution. 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.”