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Aer Lingus-8
According to The Irish Times (22nd Dec), EI has been given permission to re-join OneWorld.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/...ture-1.4443829 |
That's not what the article says. The transatlantic joint venture is not the same as OneWorld.
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I read the article and have the same impression as the OP, they're part of Oneworld.
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Noxegon is correct. It’s the Atlantic Joint Business arrangement they’re joining. Not OneWorld.
Typical non-aviation journo conflating the two. |
Aer Lingus set to close Shannon Airport base
https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/h...port-base.html https://www.rte.ie/news/business/202...r-lingus-cork/ Does this mean that Aer Lingus are pulling Shannon ops completely or are we expecting LHR-SNN to be a non based aircraft with Dublin based crews? Are the BOS/JFK routes gone for good or simply a third party handling agent replacing in house staff? |
Sounds like they will just switch to Dublin and align with what pilots do.
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Unfortunately, it looks like the cuts at Shannon are only the start of a new phase of head count reductions.
From The Irish Times, 21 May 2021 Brian Bowden, Aer Lingus chief people officer, repeated to staff on Friday that the carrier would emerge smaller from the pandemic, which meant further redundancies. “We have now commenced discussion with unions representing employees regarding both immediate and structural changes,” he said. |
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It would appear that the remaining options for A350's have been dropped.
https://simpleflying.com/aer-lingus-new-airbus-a350s/ |
whats the story with the EI Airbus been stuck at ACE for past 3 days?
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Originally Posted by CabinCrewe
(Post 11476349)
whats the story with the EI Airbus been stuck at ACE for past 3 days?
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AER LINGUS EXPANDS LONGHAUL NETWORK WITH NEW ROUTES TO DENVER, COLORADO AND MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
17th August 2023: Aer Lingus is to further expand its North American network as the airline announces a new direct service to Denver, Colorado and the re-launch of the Minneapolis-St. Paul route, both taking off from Dublin as part of its summer 2024 programme. The new additions will bring the total number of Aer Lingus routes operated between Ireland and North America to 18. This strategic expansion reflects the airline’s commitment to its Dublin Hub strategy, not just between Ireland and North America, but also offering seamless connections to Europe. Flights to Minneapolis-St Paul commence on April 29th, 2024, increasing from four-times weekly to a daily year-round service from next October and will be served by our newest aircraft the A321XLR from Winter 2024. Dublin - Denver flights, which will also operate four times a week, will begin from May 17th, 2024. Passengers departing from these cities can also enjoy the convenience of onward connections to 20 European cities via Dublin. Aer Lingus ranks fourth in the world in terms of the breadth of its longhaul network serving key US gateways and is the fifth largest European carrier based on the number of seats on offer between the US and Europe. Speaking at the launch of the new Aer Lingus transatlantic routes, Aer Lingus Chief Executive, Lynne Embleton said: “With Dublin’s geographic position as the gateway to Europe, pre-clearance facilities at the airport and the strong, long established Irish American ties, Aer Lingus is ideally placed to connect people and places across the Atlantic.” “Denver and Minneapolis-St Paul are significant business destinations within the US and the new Aer Lingus routes facilitate corporate links and connectivity between Europe and North America, through our Dublin Hub. Denver’s position as the ‘Gateway to the Rockies’ and its outdoor appeal, from world class skiing to hiking, opens up a whole new US experience to leisure travellers from Ireland and Europe.” “This summer has been our biggest yet, with 2.25 million seats to North America and the successful addition of Cleveland, Ohio to our network. We are confident in our growth strategy and look forward to welcoming customers onboard these two new routes next year.’’ A Gateway to Opportunity The new direct route to Denver will facilitate increased business collaboration between Ireland and Colorado's thriving industries. Colorado-based companies, including Level 3 Communications, Otter Products, Webroot, Graebel, Emergentics, and Paragon 28, have already established their European headquarters in Ireland. Denver’s growth in technology, renewable energy, and aerospace offers Irish businesses an avenue to explore new markets. The city's rich Irish heritage and vibrant Irish American community provide an ideal setting for strengthening business relationships. The reintroduction of the Minneapolis-St. Paul route amplifies Ireland's engagement with the robust business landscape of the Twin Cities. Companies including 3M, Smiths Medical, and Medtronic are headquartered in Minnesota and have successful Irish bases. The Minneapolis-St. Paul region is the seat of 15 Fortune 500 company headquarters, including popular chain stores Target and Best Buy. The cities have been noted among North America’s fastest growing tech hubs and share some significant parallels with Ireland. |
Originally Posted by Aisle2c
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Originally Posted by pabloc
(Post 11486968)
But no news of expansion for EIUK!!!…although loads and freight doing well 🤷
With all the expansion at Dublin you would have thought EI would what to funnel as many pax from UK and Europe through Dublin to fill what will be 2.5m seats going TATL. I hope EIUK survives but cant help but think it maybe have been a short term project and the focus will shift to DUB. i |
EI UK can’t expand without aircraft. As it stands the Dublin fleet will be stretched to the max next summer and may even require another second hand A330 to join. To complicate matters for EI UK, the most ideal aircraft they need is another narrow body for the likes of BOS but the XLR won’t be delivered until Q3 2024 at the earliest.
While the MAN base seems to be maturing quite nicely, loads consistently up on last year, it will now need to compete with DUB for capacity and that will be difficult. The XLR arrivals are its best opportunity as they will allow new additions and free up capacity elsewhere in summer 2025. It’s just a question of whether Aer Lingus has the patience. I certainly hope they do as the base has shown a lot of promise. |
They'll need more aircraft before they can consider that.
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Originally Posted by Noxegon
(Post 11487019)
They'll need more aircraft before they can consider that.
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The A350 is too much airplane for most of the routes EI operates. A330neo is much more suitable.
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Originally Posted by pabloc
(Post 11487080)
it’s a pity IAG decided to take EI’s order of the a350 and give them to BA….
Surely the other factor here is stand capacity at T2? It's not an Aer Lingus monopoly and they share the ramp with their competitors every day. Every new US transatlantic inbound is one less gate for Aer Lingus to expand from. There's only so much long haul you can shift across to T1 (like Toronto). |
I think that's less of an issue than you make it out to be.
In the past MCO wasn't a pre-cleared flight. If capacity at T2 was that much of an issue they could operate some flights without pre-clearance – the obvious choices being the smaller gateways like BDL where there's unlikely to be much of a wait on the US side. |
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