Unfortunately diversions for fuel do happen. An aircraft may be well able to operate a certain route with no issues, but occasionally things don’t work in their favour. ACE to Ireland is a case in point, an aircraft Iike an A320 can make the route no problem usually, however the passengers can turn ...
Jump to postJetgreen operated for one week with a 757 leased from Icelandair. It was fully painted up in the Jetgreen livery which was a thin green stripe and a thin orange stripe going along the fuselage and into the tail. Their plan was to operate on sun routes to AGP and FAO. A week later it was all over htt...
Jump to postI’ve just read on the Spanish Charter Airlines Facebook page that Marta Estades, one of the founders of Spantax, has passed away in Madrid
Jump to postI see from an article by the Irish Aviation Research Institute that there are plans in the pipeline for a new airline in Ireland called Fly4 Airlines. It appears as if it will be a joint venture between TUI and Enter Air. From the article it appears as if it will be an ACMI operation. Plans call for...
Jump to postRyanair were founded in 1985, 38 years ago. A major turning point in Ryanair’s history was that the Irish government bailed them out. Aer Rianta were ordered not to impound Ryanair aircraft for non-payment of airport fees and Aer Lingus were ordered to give Ryanair their slots in Stansted, Liverpool...
Jump to postWith all this talk of the land between the two runways being up for sale, I have a couple of questions: 1) Is there any airport in the world where there are competing terminals? I know the argument is often made that the likes of JFK has independent terminals. The entire airport complex in JFK is ow...
Jump to postSomething similar happened with an Aer Lingus A330 in Orlando a number of years ago. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30759046.html
The Caledonian L1011 (G-BBAF) was leased in the summers of 1996 and 1997. In 1996 it had Caledonian fuselage colours and Aer Lingus titles and tail colours. In 1997 it had full Aer Lingus colours. The aircraft was very prone to technical delays and resulted in a lot of hiring in capacity in 1997, in...
Jump to postJust a question regarding EI's operations to/from Milan arising from a recent trip. I travelled back to DUB from MXP on EI437 on Friday evening. The flight was far from full, with only 92 passengers. Is there any particular reasoning behind EI serving both MXP and LIN? I'm conscious that this is no...
Jump to postI don’t know about the configuration of the aircraft, but in the case of G-BBAF Aer Lingus leased it in for the Summer of 1996 and 1997. It was operated with Caledonian pilots and Aer Lingus cabin crew. In 1996 she had Caledonian base livery with Aer Lingus titles and tail logo. She acquired the ful...
Jump to postI have had a quick look through this website (https://www.aire.org/rnac/index.php?lng=eng) and I don’t see any aircraft that had crashed. I don’t know how up to date this site is, but I hope it helps a bit
Jump to postJust saw some interesting snippets on the Aviator Daily News email I receive, Cityjet is wet leasing two CRJ900s to Brussels Airlines for the Summer. They are also to acquire a “number” of CRJ1000s and wet lease to Lufthansa. These will be in 2023.
Jump to postLet us unpack this. It is a complex issue and it appears you have a limited understanding of how this situation came to pass. I find it odd that this can be applied to a codeshare element only. In its own right the FAA has no jurisdiction to fine VS directly The FAA is not involved with this invest...
Jump to postshamrock321 wrote:Any word on the returning A330-200s yet?
crosscheckyyz wrote:casperCA wrote:ryan78 wrote:
But isn't TUI the ultimate owner of Sunwing? So they already have deep pockets no?
This question is just out of curiosity. Recently at DUB and I spotted an American Airlines plane parked at Gate 305 (may be 304!). Would this AA flight to USA board and leave from Gate 305? Am I correct in assuming that passengers check in at T2, go through T2 security and on to the US Pre-Clearanc...
Jump to postIn relation to Roderick O’Gorman, he represents Dublin West which covers Blanchardstown and Ongar, where the 3000 complainant is from, the new runway is further north and noise should not be an issue if aircraft use it to take off.
Jump to postFR was in essence rescued by the Irish government. They instructed EI not to fly to LTN and STN. A number of European routes were also given to FR and EI were not allowed operate them, MUC is one that springs to mind. FR never used their rights on MUC. FR were not paying bills at Dublin airport at t...
Jump to postAccording to the latest edition of Irish Air Letter the 2 A320NEOs will be delivered to EI later this year. EIK and EIL are both undergoing maintenance checks prior to entering service. CVC is undergoing a C Check after nearly two years of storage. Cityjet will operate 18 CRJ900s for SAS this year a...
Jump to postInterestingly the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority has said that all Russian based Bermuda registered aircraft are having their Certificates of Airworthiness withdrawn as the BCAA cannot oversee them properly
https://www.bcaa.bm/international-sanct ... -statement
Just saw in Irish Air Letter that EI have sold the last 3 A321ceos to BBAM and they are to be converted to freighters. EI-CPE was ferried from Nimes to Lasham, with CPG and CPH being ferried to Lasham from Ciudad Real. The aircraft will be converted in Lasham.
Jump to postMaybe I miss something, but according to the article "the two boys stowed away on an international flight, travelling on an Air India 747 from London to New York." But the answer about where and how is left open... Normally, people hide in the undercarriage - but after such long flight th...
Jump to postThere was poor visibility around ORY around that time, could it be something to do with that I wonder. Maybe others would be able to say what the visibility was at the time. It was definitely a bit foggy.
Jump to postAt times it can be safer to keep people on board rather than send them down the slides straight away. As of now, we don’t know what information the crew had. Did the fire service ask the crew to keep the passengers on board? The American Airlines engine fire at O’Hare showed how chaotic the situatio...
Jump to postIn that case the current Vueling fleet and any current orders would be switched to BA/IB/EI. Problem is the Vueling NEOs are P&W powered but would that be an insurmountable problem? It is interesting to note that Aer Lingus has the CFM Leap engines on their A321neo LRs. This doesn’t seem to cau...
Jump to postI have spoken to a few people and asked them about Astral. From what I understand, it is old technology, but it is extremely efficient. The main complaints seem to be about the sign in language used. One person told me that Astral was faster than the system used by Emirates, information was easier ...
Jump to postHello Aer Lingus, Down time could be a good opportunity to upgrade the 1968 ASTRAL reservation system. Only those that have ever used it would understand, I have spoken to a few people and asked them about Astral. From what I understand, it is old technology, but it is extremely efficient. The main...
Jump to postInterestingly the definition word Craic to an Irish person is fun, “he is great craic”. Maybe not a clever choice of name, particularly as far as an Irish person is concerned.
Jump to postDoes anyone know if EI have any plans for the remaining 2 A330-200s GEY and DUO? GEY is relatively knew to the fleet although not the youngest overall ans DUO surely has some years left? Well EI-GEY is approaching 20 years, as were the other 332s (LAX, DAA & EWR) that have since left so there i...
Jump to postI flew with AA a couple of years ago on their 757 from DUB-JFK and 738 from JFK-MCO, neither of which had the seat back screens. I thought it was fantastic to be able to use my own iPad to access content using the AA app. We got an email in advance telling us about the system, how it worked and to d...
Jump to postI have a question on the Aer Lingus seat maps that are here dated August 2019 - https://www.aerlingus.com/media/pdfs/aerlingus_seat_maps.pdf Specifically the Airbus A330s - Which A332s are which configuration? Are ALL the A333s the same as what is there? GAJ/GCF have crew rest facilities which redu...
Jump to postThere are a few photos on this tweet https://twitter.com/controladores/statu ... 08226?s=21. This shows it parked at a stand being catered. It appears as if the unfortunate aircraft then hit a nearby GPU
Jump to postAIRLIVE is reporting that an Air Europa Express ATR72 was badly damaged on the runway in Madrid. The article says it was hit by a catering truck and then hit another vehicle. Has anyone else heard anything extra about this. I presume it is an inaccurate translation from Spanish. I cannot see any cir...
Jump to postThere is too much fluff around the UK operation and I don't know why. From the 1st January 2021 any EU operator basing aircraft in rhe UK for UK/US service's requires a UK AOC/License. While a UK requirement it is also required under the US/UK air service agreement. UK domestic services by an EU ca...
Jump to postBearing in mind that the RTÉ article above stated that Stobart Air advised Aer Lingus it was terminating the franchise agreement with immediate effect and ceasing operations, I don’t think this was expected as there does not appear to be a backup plan in place. It is worth bearing in mind Stobart po...
Jump to postI thought Falcon bought the sun holidays part of JWT. The pilgrimage division of JWT was kept by Joe Walsh and this operated as JWT They did but they kept it as a stand alone brand with its own brochure . It was Falcon / JWT . They had a large Falcon brochure and a thinner JWT Holidays one. There w...
Jump to postI thought Falcon bought the sun holidays part of JWT. The pilgrimage division of JWT was kept by Joe Walsh and this operated as JWT
Jump to postIrish Air Letter says that the delivery of LRF has been delayed due to a technical issue. Unfortunately it doesn’t elaborate as to the nature of the technical issue.
Jump to posthttps://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/96612-dublin-aerospace-boss-sets-up-new-irish-carrier Some interesting news about a potential new airline. In these times you`d think why bother but the Aer Lingus Regional contract seems to be the main reason for setting it up so it may just be a success. If...
Jump to postEirjet A320 operating for Ryanair landing in Ballykelly RAF base instead of the City of Derry airport
Jump to postSpantax also operated the DC10-10 in Europe, EC-EAZ, being the only one they registered in Spain. Interestingly this was former G-BBSZ of Laker. It also operated as N917JW with Spantax. They also operated N52UA
Jump to postIf we are told the EI is paying 50% from uts iwn resources and that equates to €3.80 per hour, are all staff in EI paid less than the minimum wage? If they are also receiving the Government subsidies then why are so many on the poverty line? Do any news media outlets do any research at all? Aer Lin...
Jump to postBy December 1989, there were no operators in Spain of 737-200s. Spantax operated them from 1983-1988 and Hispania from 1985-1987.
Jump to postHey gang, hitting a bit of a roadblock in researching and Dublin airport folks aren’t giving me a clear answer. Was wondering if anyone could shine some light on here. I am looking to potentially fly next month Split - DUB at 945PM on Ryanair and overnight to go DUB - PHL 130PM on EI next day. I am...
Jump to postYUAND you make some very good points regarding infrastructure and a “shure twill do” attitude. It is worth remembering that when T2 was being built, it was being ridiculed as being too big and was called a white elephant by a certain airline CEO. I remember that Christoph Muller wanted to overnight ...
Jump to postI think that at times there could be problems with ownership of the aircraft. The company who owns it goes bust, who then owns it? There could be issues with finance companies holding liens over aircraft. Legal issues can go on over years and it can be difficult to figure out who owns it.
Jump to post“Do they still have a base in LHR?” Quote Clyden Airways
I am only aware of them being headquartered in Dublin with a base in Malaga. I know a few crew flying with them and Malaga was the only base. I think they operate(d) a lot of SAS services from LHR due to the cheaper cost base
I remember seeing something similar in Dublin between 2 FR 737-200s. A strong gust of wind, blew one into another. The aircraft were chocked, but weren’t fueled so they were very light
Jump to postAlso on a joint Irish/Spanish news: SAS Ireland is closing its Malaga base.
This is discussed in the Spanish aviation thread
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1440883
https://www.preferente.com/noticias-de-transportes/noticias-de-aerolineas/sas-despide-al-100-de-la-plantilla-basada-en-malaga-299755.html SAS To fire all employees based in AGP. A total of 80 crew members will see their jobs cut. As far as I remember SAS Ireland is based in Malaga and has about six...
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