Aer Lingus Troubles ahead

[Bearcat]

is that a brag or a slag with 540hrs, when you got 13540hrs then you can brag,,,,,pruner 40 off to weston for more circuits!

[Blended-winglets]

Just a question to you shamrock chaps and chapesses, the bond that you initially have with Lingus i.e over three years, wel if after two and a half years you go onto another type say 737,A320 then are you rebonded onthe new type for another three years?

[CaptSensible]

No. Why should they?

This isn't Singapore.

Yet.

However, you do get a type 'Freeze' when moving from type to type (usually 3 years, but this can be further increased at the whim of management)...which serves the same function as far as the company is concerned, by making sure to get value for money out of their investment (your rating) no matter how high your seniority number happens to be.

[Flame]

OK Guys;

In a small effort to try and get back to the subject (Direct Track) how about these snippets of info on possible more upcoming changes at EIN....

Change of USA West coast services to Oakland (SFO) instead of LAX...reason being apparently, nearly %99 of pax on the 145 are stopping at LAX on not going further..

Restarting service to Canada, remember the 70's and DUB-SNN-Montreal

[akerosid]

Interesting information, but I think they will need a fairly dramatic change in the Canadian bilateral (which, if I'm not mistaken, still requires stopovers in both directions like the old US rule, hence no direct scheduled flights now) before any scheduled route to Canada is flown. They will want to fly nonstop to YYZ; YUL is not of interest.

As for LAX, I had heard rumours of San Jose, which is an AAL hub (which would make sense); SFO is San Francisco and OAK is Oakland, which currently has no direct international flights, so SJC sounds more realistic. Also, if LAX is doing well, irrespective of whether flights are connecting, why worry?

[Crusty Ol Cap'n]

You guys are using old rumour material!

EI can not apply for new routes. The US bilateral precludes this because of restrictive practices, ie. compulsory stop at EINN. It is possible to be invited to provide a service outside of the bilateral, but this must come from the yanks. This is how KBWI came about. Any other destination in the US would require a similar invitation.

[Bluehair]

Such an offer was 'unoffically' extended already hence the rumours about the route. Bernie himself payed a visit there last year to suss things out.

It's all rather academic anyway since the U.S. downturn makes SJC suddenly much less attractive than it appeared this time last year.

[Flossie]

Latest rumour to hit the streets is that the Shamrock will be seen in the Antipodes this winter operating LA Hawaii and onwards on a Wet lease.....watch this space!