Eirjet applies for US/Ireland charter authority
 

Eirjet has applied to the US DOT for authority to operate charters between Ireland and the US, and from the US. Airports to be served are not mentioned. Full application can be seen here on the US DOT website.

So what's the westbound range of an A320 with full load, or is the intention just to use the aircraft on US-based wet-lease charters (anyone for the Caribbean?) rather than actually operating transatlantic revenue flights?

C.

A full-load A320 has a range of 2,900NM. The distance from Shannon to Boston is just (5NM) under this. Flying to New York or from any other Irish airport would go over it. So, as you suggest, the US-based wet-lease charters is the most likely destination.

The application clearly states it is for ad hoc wet lease charters between Ireland and the USA(with 5th,6th and 7th freedom rights),as well as other charters.

Hold yer horses, there lads! A birdie told me that there is every chance that this story is related to an upcoming wet lease by Eirjet of one of their aircraft back to Air Jamaica for the busy winter season in the Caribbean.

This would make sense of the application to the U.S. DoT as the aircraft would be more than likely used at some stage for flights from Jamaica to the United States?

Just don't see any charters from Ireland to the USA with the A320s unless they stop off at Gander or St Johns for fuel.