Aer Lingus - 6

[EI-A330-300]

BHD - 2 A319 -- 2 A319/1 A320
SNN - 1 A319 (swapped with LGW), 2 B757
LGW - 1 A320 (swapped with SNN)
ORK - 3 A320 -- 4 A320
DUB - 1 A319, 23 A320, 3 A321, 7 A330, 1 B757


Then the 4 A320 in UK.


Operationally AFAIK at least 1 A320 is more less standby to cover problems around the network and of course all there fleet isn't active at DUB in winter, of the SH around 20/21 are with others in use over peak periods of the winter. And two A320 or 321 depends overnight in LHR most of the week.

[Jack1985]

1 A319 is Gatwick based ~ Occasionally subs in at Dublin.

[mart901]

Plenty of interior pics on fb, it looks like a really good refit.

[EI-A330-300]

1 A319 is Gatwick based ~ Occasionally subs in at Dublin.

Sorry currently yes, I was going on from March, SNN not getting the 320 back for the summer and at the minute LGW has it. The DUB based 319 is going doing some BHX and LGW flights with the 320 at DUB/LGW scheduled for the rest on those routes.


I also notice that DUB has got its 13th LHR flight daily back for the summer which had being changed to allow a W to ORK at suitable times but ORK still has 5 departures and the 06.40 departure from LHR and 20.10 from DUB are back.

Have BA given a slot or Little Red?

[Una Due Tfc]

EI lease a lot of slots out at LHR, only BA, Virgin and Lufthansa own more. Maybe a lease ended recently and EI decided to keep it for themselves. How many EI flights in each direction were there back in the boom time?

[EI-BUD]

Una Due TFC
For years 13 daily had been the norm on DUB LHR, though it may have 14 rotations at a point . But more significantly there have been larger aircraft on the route 321 a plenty and in the days of 767, they put in regular appearances too.

My understanding was that EI had 2 slot pairs leased to Virgin but these had been returned and these facilitate extra flights like since BHD was added / Shannon returned. Are there other's leased out?

They also recently sold an early departure slot to BA.

[EI-A330-300]

They also recently sold an early departure slot to BA.

That was supposed to be the times listed above, EI came out and said they wanted to sell it as it was to costly to operate it and wanted a better one which was the fifth Cork one.

As for leased slots I think United may have a long term lease with EI but not sure if they still do.

[Una Due Tfc]

IIRC correctly, they got quite a few when they joined oneworld and BA buggered off. Always heard they got far more than they needed or would ever need and leased a number of them out because somebody realised how much money they could get out of them by holding on to them

[David Sharpe]

Picking up on the earlier comments regarding the 13th daily Dublin to Heathrow service coming back for Summer 2014.
Currently, the online timetable only appears to have this service operating between 11th May and 1st August. Is this correct, or does the timetable still require updating to reflect a more season long programme ?

[Jack1985]

OH-LBS (Soon to be EI-LBS) arrived back from NWI painted in full house colours LBR should be re-entering the hangar for some TLC anytime now!

https://twitter.com/AerLingus/status/434282208631980032

[EI-A330-300]

Full Year profit of €61.1 million, inline with the revised estimate made in September however CEO believes they could of done better for the year but pension problems distracted some other areas of cost.


IN 2014:
Q1 - Launch cost optimisation and revenue excellence (CORE) a 2 year pregame which aims to deliver cost and business optimisation 30 million savings,


Beds in Business Class


New reservation system/website and some improvement of app.


Q! expected to be weaker because of last Easter and current trading but over all profits for 2014 to be inline with 2013.


Airbus cannot meet the deliver dates for A350's and are currently discussing with EI about this, now expected all 9 will be delivered between 2018 and 2020, expected EI will take all 9 and they will be a mix of A350-900 and A350-900R.


http://corporate.aerlingus.com/media...INAL240214.pdf

[Una Due Tfc]

A350 for JFK, ORD, BOS and YYZ, R's for west coast and MCO. Sounds about right. Begs the question what will happen with the SNN flights when the 757s are gone, if an A332 is too much plane for SNN....

[MCDU2]

A320/1 NEO would be the logical fit. Well on paper at least. Time will tell what performance data Mr Airbus comes up with from flight testing.

[EI-A330-300]

If both Air Contractors and Aer Lingus are happy with the B757 deal after 3 years I'm sure they could extend it until EI decide which future aircraft will be uesed but agree the A321 NEO will probaly be it.

[Shamrock350]

A350 for JFK, ORD, BOS and YYZ, R's for west coast and MCO. Sounds about right. Begs the question what will happen with the SNN flights when the 757s are gone, if an A332 is too much plane for SNN....

Wouldn't it be the other way around for the A350?

A350-900 for west coast, possibly further afield while the 900R (Regional) which has less range and lower MTOW would be used for east coast.

Aer Lingus say they are looking at what to do once the 757s leave, Airbus will be under pressure to deliver the range on the A321NEO. I think the 757s will be around for a lot longer than the current 3 year contract though.

[Una Due Tfc]

Standard 359 is too heavy for Dublin-west coast, would be load restricted.

Current A319 has the same range as the B752, although I can only imagine what the fares would be on that.

[racedo]

Full Year profit of €61.1 million, inline with the revised estimate made in September however CEO believes they could of done better for the year but pension problems distracted some other areas of cost.
IN 2014:
Q1 - Launch cost optimisation and revenue excellence (CORE) a 2 year pregame which aims to deliver cost and business optimisation 30 million savings,

http://corporate.aerlingus.com/media...INAL240214.pdf

A year of standing still.

Still committed to given €140 million to pension fund and that is excluding anything for pilots assumming shareholders agree

Strike still seems to be in the offing in March which will kill revenue around St Patricks day.

[EI-A330-300]

A year of standing still.

Still committed to given €140 million to pension fund and that is excluding anything for pilots assumming shareholders agree

Strike still seems to be in the offing in March which will kill revenue around St Patricks day.

Given they expected 69-70 but revised it to 60 because of the weather and the market softness in Q3 and Q4 I think they did well considering. Remember a lot of once off costs such as Virgin and extra A330 doing nothing for 3 months and set up costs around 55 million. Then there is the savings of the 119 staff who left the company in late Nov/Dec have not reflected in the results as expected oh and lets not forget the legal costs against your friends

I believe its 110 million for the pension however if a strike happens in March (no way will the government allow it) over that weekend. The total costs of the strike will be deducted from the 110 million they propose to pay.

[racedo]

I believe its 110 million for the pension however if a strike happens in March (no way will the government allow it) over that weekend. The total costs of the strike will be deducted from the 110 million they propose to pay.

Nope

Its €140 million, €110 for current €30 for old.......................old habit is one of reading reports and this despite saying legal advice says they owe zilch.

It does of course also say that nothing has been included in respect of Pilot Scheme - bottom page 9.

If you only making €60 a year then 2 1/2 yrs to pay for Pension scheme.

[ayroplain]

if a strike happens in March (no way will the government allow it) over that weekend.

I assume you mean that the Government will not allow a strike to take place over the St. Patrick's weekend (because, of course, they're all lined up for their annual worldwide junkets partly, at least, on Aer Lingus flights) and, if so, what action do you think they (the Government) are likely to take that will stop it. A lot of people are on tenterhooks over this as the DAA is also involved as far as we know.