I see reported on Skyliner that Emerald are about to take delivery of another ATR72 EI-HNA. Is this for any planned expansion or just to have an extra spare available? Seems to be a former Garuda machine.
Jump to postplanemanofnz wrote:ClassicLover wrote:It would be ideal to be Belfast - Dublin Airport - Dublin - for so many reasons!
What would that do for the long-term viability of BFS/BHD?
Is there a production list available anywhere for the XLR?
Jump to postI can't ever see another airport ever being built even if they own the land and have money. There is no way it would ever get planning. Environmental concerns are getting bigger over time. Dublin has potential for 80m pax with parallel runways so unless Dublin gets closed in 50 years time or so for ...
Jump to postalancostello wrote:IrishBCN wrote:OA260 wrote:Looks like the annual tradition of Catholic priests blessing the Aer Lingus fleet is to be scrapped.
Do they still name the planes after saints?
"You're very welcome aboard this Airbus A321XLR named Bertie Ahern…"
I don't understand why Ryanair didn't take the MAX 9 - Lion Air flies them with 221 seats since they joined Thai Lion Air in 2018. 221 seats is 24 seats more than their 197-seat MAX 8200 and only 7 seats less than the delayed MAX 10, so they offer quite a capacity increase. What didn't they like ab...
Jump to post... in conversations with a few locals, the topic of reunification with the North kept coming up. How do we think that would look from an aviation perspective if Belfast and Dublin now fall under the same country? Any actions that Aer Lingus or RyanAir might take as a result? Would it open up any E...
Jump to postAny more updates on this program in the last few months? Any new photos?
Jump to postThe IAG/EI conversation is interesting. I think some are looking at the current reality and comparing it to an imagined comparison that could never exist. EI has done very well in the IAG years overall and the long haul fleet is dramatically larger. An independent EI would almost certainly have tak...
Jump to postConsidering FR's aircraft shortage this summer due to delayed Boeing deliveries, would they ever consider operating "red eye" flights to get aircraft utilisation up and build network capacity that way? They could in theory operate flights down to the Canaries or Turkey/Greece/Cyprus etc. ...
Jump to posthttps://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/de-havilland-eyes-restarting-production-shorts-cargo-sherpa Thought this was really interesting, especially if you could get Catalysts on the Sherpa could be one heck of a competitor (larger even) to the SkyCourier. Would also be one heck o...
Jump to postWildcatYXU wrote:What is the story with F-HTYH? It is still parked at YYZ. The tailstrike happened 2 months ago and it is till not repaired. Does anyone know the reason for this?
Ryanair are not warming to Airbus at all. In fact they are still very supportive to Boeing. They see the 737 as key to their business model so they want Boeing to fix things and prosper.
Ryanair aren’t going anywhere, but they will still play hardball when it comes to money like they have always done.
DC6 style landing! Agree with others regarding too much speed. Probably needed to add extra speed anyway due to gusts and then maybe flew it with a bit more on top of that too.
Jump to postThats unfortuntaely still the case for SNN. They start at 5 AM. So getting in before that is a nightmare because your waiting on the plane. Do they not have a night shift anymore? What happens for any SNN diversions during the night Night has been gone a good number of years. If a diversion happens...
Jump to postCould be jet streams across the atlantic. EI134 BOS-SNN was done in 4 hours 45 mins before because of this. That high speed TA crossing happened to me many years back due to a favourable jetstream. Only problem was the baggage handlers were still rostered for normal arrival times, so we gained noth...
Jump to postEI issued a letter to IALPA over the pay dispute which contained a comment on the fleet: "Aer Lingus has an ambition to grow its transatlantic fleet of Airbus A330 jets to about 20 from the current 13. It also wants to have about 20 of the new Airbus A320LR and A320XLR jets 20 A321s and 20 A33...
Jump to postI don’t see anyone but BA taking over LGW. Vueling have zero recognition on the DUB-LON market & the ATRs wouldn’t be cost effective versus an FR 737. Totally agree. However they could get around the recognition issue by just putting an EI and BA code on it. I think it will be the BA Gatwick un...
Jump to postAir France to run the 777-300 on ORY-BIA this summer
https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240314-af3q24bia
Great to see a new entrant on DUB-JFK/BOS. Interested to see what the catering is like given I believe the A321neos operating these routes do not have ovens. I thought I read somewhere that they needed to use non LR neo's initially pending further deliveries I guess Dublin is short enough to get aw...
Jump to postRe LGW, I think it will come back but not as it currently is now..... wait and see Vueling with EI codeshare? Really doubt that... Perhaps that BA EuroLGW or whatever it is called these days Rumour in Dubai is that DUB will be one of FZ’s first 787 routes. What is the connection between EK and FZ t...
Jump to postAnybody know when AC restarts the seasonal Montreal route?
Jump to posthttps://www.ch-aviation.com/news/137695-iag-to-drop-aer-lingus-xlr-plans-if-cba-not-agreed Looking more and more likely that Iberia will be the launch customer for the XLR. I have to say I find it very odd behaviour from IAG, surely if Aer Lingus is as profitable as it is, a pay rise of more than t...
Jump to postProbably not the stuff we usually cover, but as I'm bored doing the Gate 335 experience today. For many services at Dublin(and no doubt elsewhere) we are asked to show boarding passes, even in non duty free areas such as WH Smith. I've always wondered why they bothered, as it's both a pain in the a...
Jump to postNo doubt Iberia will happily accept an early delivery of the A321XLR... Why would they? Last minute changes cause all sorts of headaches for Airlines and suppliers. They would have their own EIS plan and timelines for their own XLR fleet that would suddenly be all messed up. These aircraft will be ...
Jump to postplanemanofnz wrote:shamrock321 wrote:Aer a Lingus will as normal be flying daily A330s to both Malaga and Faro
Don't they also use the 330s to LHR sometimes?
https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/iag-boss-warns-aer-lingus-investment-stalled-until-pilot-pay-sorted/a144864796.html https://www.businesspost.ie/news/iag-threatens-to-pull-investment-and-planes-from-aer-lingus-unless-pilots-accept-pay-deal/ Question marks being placed over whether Aer Ling...
Jump to postRyanair won't add more Dublin routes due to passenger cap https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0229/1435127-ryanair-dublin-plans/ They are expecting to grow at NOC ORK and SNN instead. Quite a bit counterproductive for Ryanair to say that. That just plays right to the counter narrative that some l...
Jump to postVueling increasing BCN-DUB to 10x weekly - great to see. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-vyns24bcn Great news I have had some good flights on them over the last 3-4 months. Could not fault them and hassle free connections at BCN too. Any particular reason why Vueling and EI don't code share t...
Jump to postpugman211 wrote:Parts for the next XLR (number 4) are getting ready for FAL soon.
Yeah so on that basis, I picked random dates in May BHX-NYC with a bag is £669 return so they’d get just £40. A BHX-DUB on those same flights is £78, almost double! When EI had the KLM codeshares they often got less than that for the DUB-AMS sector. No wonder BD went out of business. I remember the...
Jump to posthttps://www.businesspost.ie/article/red-c-poll-twice-as-many-support-lifting-airport-passenger-cap-as-oppose-the-move/ Red C Poll: Twice as many support lifting airport passenger cap as oppose the move 47% agree 32% no opinion 21% against A bit surprising to see the 'agree' figure that low - essent...
Jump to postVueling seems to be chopping quite a few routes from Spain this summer: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240223-vyns24cxld Domestic: Alicante – Asturias Bilbao – Santa Cruz de la Palma Lanzarote – Valencia Lanzarote – Zaragoza Mahon – Madrid Mahon – Valencia Tenerife North – Zaragoza International: A...
Jump to postCurrently waiting in Stansted Airport for my flight home and after numerous trips over to the UK the past few months I must admit that this is probably the most impressive UK airport I've been in, it even seems better than Gatwick and LHR. (And I like LGW) Then when you compare it to Dublin it's da...
Jump to postI think they should focus to try and get more leisure flights into CWL. But as others have stated, the passenger experience has to be at least on par with Bristol and being a smaller airport ideally better.
Forget about long haul until you get the bread and butter stuff right.
Waterford Airport aims for new London route to kick-start passenger operations https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/waterford-airport-aims-for-new-london-route-to-kick-start-passenger-operations/a1555789292.html Would be good to finally see a route up and running since VLM axed it. Realistically, ...
Jump to postWell the trend at the moment is for smaller aircraft like the 787 and a350 so we are moving away from 747 A380 scale aircraft.
Jump to postMarathon had an E175 based in BEG. It did a TIA turn in the previous wave of flights. What if the pilots operating BEG DUS actually worked a TIA turn previously and changed planes in BEG for a DUS rotation? A switch from E175 to a longer E195 might have had to do something with this accident and po...
Jump to postI would expect the additional aircraft to be second hand if they want A333s doing MAN-LAX (perhaps more from QR?) Wouldn't be the HGW versions that QR have so not much use. How about AY. I think they have 8 302s, and they were sitting on excess capacity in 2023 AY are returning aircraft those to se...
Jump to postCould we see DAA and DUO move to Manchester ops possibly ? The 2 additional aircraft are rumoured to be HGW 333’s. From the current fleet, or new additions? Well EI are down to get 3 more XLR's in 2025 so either they displace some 330's in DUB to move across to MAN or the XLR's go to MAN itself. Or...
Jump to postSo could EI-UK look at further expansion to other UK airports still lacking the return of meaningful transatlantic connections following COVID-19 ? BHX, GLA, BFS, BRS, NCL as examples ? It makes more sense to consolidate MAN first, they need a good bit more critical mass over there and with DUB on ...
Jump to postSo could EI-UK look at further expansion to other UK airports still lacking the return of meaningful transatlantic connections following COVID-19 ? BHX, GLA, BFS, BRS, NCL as examples ? It makes more sense to consolidate MAN first, they need a good bit more critical mass over there and with DUB on ...
Jump to postFascinating to see how high DUB ranks in so many US ports for international O&D PDEW. - JFK: 460 (20th) - BOS: 340 (5th) - ORD: 278 (8th) - EWR: 225 (15th) - IAD: 200 (5th) - MCO: 200 (14th) - SFO: 199 (20th) - PHL: 112 (7th) - SEA: 109 (14th) - LAS: 87 (15th) - the biggest port in the list whi...
Jump to postI think FR will pull off the DUB - KIR route and in the end it wont even go back to a PSO route anymore . clock is ticking on route as bypasses and road upgrades will be delivered before Ryder Cup in 2027. The KIR-DUB route is a big political football locally - I'd say the PSO would swiftly return ...
Jump to postFCC have requested further information on DAA's planning application as expected,it's quite a detailed response up on their website, DAA have 6 months to reply to the request. This will drag on well in 2025 and beyond!! Do you have a link to the planning response? I can see EI likely moving aircraf...
Jump to postI wonder if BFS, ORK and/or SNN might see one or two new operators out of this. I doubt this. If anyone wanted to serve them they would already. Manchester, Edinburgh would be the winners. They would get any extra capacity/route that would have gone to Dublin. Ryanair have even added 16 routes to I...
Jump to postLooking at aerolopa, it seems every IAG NEO has toilets at the very back, even BA. Are they going to be able to deviate from this standard?
Jump to postCan't we use the existing threads . Why do we need more new threads about the same thing
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