Category Archives: Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus’ CEO warns of further cost cutting

Aer Lingus-Irish International Airbus A320-214 EI-DVM (msn 4634) DUB (Paul Doyle), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Aer Lingus’ (Dublin) CEO Christoph Mueller has warned of further cuts. The flag carrier posted a first quarter loss of $79 million.

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Aer Lingus takes delivery of its new retrojet

Aer Lingus-Irish International Airbus A320-214 EI-DVM (msn 4634) TLS (retrojet now delivered), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Aer Lingus (Dublin) yesterday took delivery of its new retrojet.

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Aer Lingus’ new retrojet is now flying, getting ready for delivery

Aer Lingus (Dublin) will soon accept brand new Airbus A320-214 EI-DVM (msn 4634). The new jetliner is painted in the original livery with joint Aer Lingus-Irish International titles and is named “St. Colman”. The aircraft will help Aer Lingus celebrate its 75th Anniversary in May.

The name Aer Lingus is an anglicization of the Irish form Aer Loingeas, which means Air Fleet. The name was proposed by Richard F O’Connor, who was a County Cork surveyor, as well as an aviation enthusiast. Aer Lingus was originally pronounced “air ling-us” (as the Irish Aer Loingeas is pronounced) and only later did the pronunciation change to the current “air ling-gus”.

On May 27, 1936, five days after being registered as an airline, Aer Lingus flew its first flight between Baldonnel Airfield in Dublin and Whitchurch in Bristol, England, using a six-seat de Havilland DH-84 Dragon with the registration of EI-ABI) and named Iolar (Eagle).

The famous Shamrock logo was introduced in 1939.

On February 26, 1947 Aerlinte Eireann Teoranta (Irish International Airlines) was formed to operate long-haul international routes. The name Aer Lingus – Irish International was adopted by both companies starting on January 1, 1960.

Copyright Photo: Guillaume Besnard. Wearing the test registration, F-WWDV arrives back at Toulouse on March 16. It will become EI-DVM.

Aer Lingus to introduce a retrojet in April

Aer Lingus (Dublin) is planning to introduce a retrojet. Brand new Airbus A320-214 F-WWDV (msn 4634) will be delivered as EI-DVM in April. The airliner will be painted in a retrojet color scheme. The company introduced the Shamrock logo in 1939.

Aer Lingus soars to a $64 million profit in 2010

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-EDS (msn 3755) GVA (Paul Denton), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Aer Lingus (Dublin) produced a $64 million profit in 2010 but is warning higher fuel costs will affect results in 2011.

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Aer Lingus settles with its cabin crews, gets more hours, improves duty rosters

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-214 EI-DEM (msn 2411) BCN (Sebastian Fernandez), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Aer Lingus (Dublin) has settled the on-going dispute with its cabin crews concerning duty rosters. The compromise deal will increase the amount of duty flying hours to 850 hours per year. The airline will also introduce changes to its rosters to make them more family friendly and provide for improved quality of life.

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Aer Lingus cancels 14 flights due to a dispute with its FAs

Aer Lingus Airbus A330-202 EI-DAA (msn 397) IAD (Brian McDonough), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Aer Lingus (Dublin) cancelled 14 flights today due to an on-going dispute with its cabin crew over the introduction of its controversial new rosters.

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Aer Lingus’ A321 EI-CPC heads for a new career with Ural Airlines

Aer Lingus (Dublin) has retired its Airbus A321-211 EI-CPC (msn 815). Leased from ILFC, EI-CPC has served the Irish carrier since May 8, 1998 when it was delivered new.