With acknowledgement to John Dyer's 'Gatwick Roundup', the latest rumour on the Aer Lingus gossip is:
"All Aer Lingus operations from Gatwick & Bristol will, from 1/11 for a period of 3 to 6 months, be performed by Astraeus. The same seven Aer Lingus A320s will be used, but all crews will need to attend a five-day course before the end of this month to cross over to Astraeus' standard operating procedures. There will be no changes in appearance among crew or aircraft & the carrier is stressing that this is a temporary measure in order to obtain a UK AOC for a few months while applying for its own. This temporary AOC will also allow Aer Lingus to apply to non-EU countries to start flights from Gatwick, primarily to the USA (Chicago, Orlando or Washington) & possibly South Africa".
Good news for Hamrah's Guinness testing outings
