Aerlinte Eireann Teoranta
I believe this was the name of the Irish transatlantic airline some sixty-odd years ago. More recently, Aer Lingus owned a 747 - EI-BED - which, according to the Civil Aircraft Markings books, was owned/operated by Aerlinte Eireann as distinct from Aer Lingus' two original 747s which were recorded simply as Aer Lingus. I thought the Aerlinte Eireann name disappeared at about the same time as the Boeing 720s but perhaps not. Can anyone please enlighten me as to what was going on here ?
Thankyou.