840, wasn't it the case that there was a time period for this like 5 years take over?
brian_dromey
It's absolutely clear that Aer Lingus need a smaller sized jet which absolutely would come into its own in the Cork market. Few would argue this point. However, the cost and complexity of adding another type is prohibitive. They've worked hard to simplify the fleet over the years, removing types operated in house, like 146, Boeing and props. The addition of another type would leave to a separate pool of pilots, engineers, spares etc etc for what might be a small number of aircraft. In the fullness of time and a greater degree of integration through IAG may enable this, but I'd say now it's not on balance logical...