Would Aer Lingus place an order for an aircraft such as a E170/190, with its short take off run at maximum weight and a range of 2000km whilst carrying either 88/114 pax it would be perfect for some of the smaller pax routes in Europe/North Africa or for bases in smaller cities across Ireland.
Lufthansa, Finnair and Air Canada seem to avail of them.
I stand to be corrected, but not so long ago if im correct EI where looking into Embraer options, i dont no what happend since though ? ... They would be ideal for many routes a few examples,
ORK-BRU
ORK-DUS
ORK-FRA
SNN/NOC-AMS
SNN/NOC-CDG
Any many from Dublin!