[dannyirish06]

EI don't have any of the old aircraft with the old fitting since August 2009 when EI-DUB and EI-JFK were retired. at that time EI-ORD had already had the refit so was up to current standards before it was disposed of so i find this story unture. I know that this was however the case before EI operate DUB-DXB, they wanted codeshare with EK and it was a possibility. It had basically been put in place for 13 or so connections until one of the old aircraft was placed on the maiden DUB-DXB flight and then Emirates pull all intentions all together.

[Tenger]

Originally Posted by urajoke

......This never happened, story came from Cabin crew... yeah that makes it instantaneously believable......

The story of that deal collapsing didn't come from cabin crew, Dotsy said that he/she heard it from EI cabin crew. Cabin crew would never have been privy to that info, it came from mgmt sources.

The CEO in place at the time (Mannion) was there specifically to start Eastward expansion which he then fecked up.

[Bessarion]

Originally Posted by BuffyBot

....... Plus (even if they had an A330 to spare for a jaunt to Dubai and back) why would they fly it all the way over there just so Emirates could have a look. If anything, Emirates would be more likely to send their staff over to check EI over. The story makes no sense.

No-one said anything about 'an A330 going on a jaunt' to DXB. The story (which makes no sense to you) concerns the inaugural flight DUB-DXB with EK staff who had flown to DUB for pre-signing meetings with EI. Previous to this time EI were well regarded in the aviation industry. And as stated above EI were changing their product at the time. So the EK reps, I assume were expecting something different to what the actually got.


Haven't you ever meet someone on a night out, got a snog and a phone number. Then you arrange a date, meet her/him and then realise that your memory of the 1st night wasn't quite as good as you thought?

[David086]

Slightly off topic but what are Aer Lingus going to do with their new A350's? They're hardly going to replace the A330's which are practically new.

[urajoke]

No-one said anything about 'an A330 going on a jaunt' to DXB.

Sorry but Dotsey said in post 16 :

when EI sent their reps to Dubai they sent them along on one of their older 330's

The story (which makes no sense to you)

That's the part of the story we DIDN'T understand ! As quoted above, when we read it at the time it was posted it made no sense. Now having been clarified by others it makes sense.

Haven't you ever meet someone on a night out, got a snog and a phone number. Then you arrange a date, meet her/him and then realise that your memory of the 1st night wasn't quite as good as you thought?

Who hasn't, it's called beer goggles.

[CaptainSkidmark]

Well it will serve the A350... Just not in 2014 as expected

[Ekdxb]

As expat staff based at DXB, it's great to hear about the new route. As with nearly all our new routes, it starts out with the Minibus 330, with an eventual upgrade to the 777 depending on load factor. With more A380 routes launching every few months it should enable 777's to be redeployed. Early days yet though!

However if it's inflight entertainment your after, the A330's still have the old seatback system which is not on demand in Y class, unlike the rest of the fleet.

[Chris P. Bacon]

Originally Posted by Ekdxb

However if it's inflight entertainment your after, the A330's still have the old seatback system which is not on demand in Y class, unlike the rest of the fleet.

What do you mean by "seatback"?,im thinking of booking them in January,i presume in not having on demand means i wont get to pick what movies i can watch?

[Plowman]

I think the poster means that the seats have individual screens, which are not on-demand, but have a number of channels playing material in a loop. So you can't start, stop, pause, etc when you want, but you can select different channels.

Airliners.net pic: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Emira...243/1969755/M/

[Chris P. Bacon]

Originally Posted by Plowman

I think the poster means that the seats have individual screens, which are not on-demand, but have a number of channels playing material in a loop. So you can't start, stop, pause, etc when you want, but you can select different channels.

Airliners.net pic: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Emira...243/1969755/M/

Thanks,yeah i kinda thought that was what they meant.

I think ill stick with Etihad so,there in flight entertainment is great.

[dfx-]

Originally Posted by drdeadlift

The a340-600 aswell as the 773 has used this airport before.

A340-600? Whom did it belong to? Would love to have seen that

[Plowman]

A Virgin Atlantic A340-600 diverted to Dublin during the snow storms last year. Lots of photos in this thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2056123140

[Tenger]

Originally Posted by dfx-

A340-600? Whom did it belong to? Would love to have seen that

Mostly diversions due weather/tech/medical, also the use of DUB mx facilities (SRT, Dublin Aerospace, Eirtech)
Here you go:

Virgin A346: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tearbringer/5278087114/
Virgin A346: http://www.flickr.com/photos/namcys11/4884329725/
Lan Chile A343: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24101413@N03/3264758524/
Lufthansa A343: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tearbringer/2946608003/
Egyptian Govt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aerphoto/6144712184/
Wonderful VIP A346: http://www.flickr.com/photos/elevationair/4768788729/

[Ekdxb]

Originally Posted by Chris P. Bacon

Thanks,yeah i kinda thought that was what they meant.

I think ill stick with Etihad so,there in flight entertainment is great.

Yes sorry guys, It is an individual screen for each seat, with a selection of tv, movies, and music, along with Airshow flight information channel, but on a loop system.

The 330's were due to be phased out sometime ago hence it lacks our ICE on demand system with 600 channels, and on our latest aircraft ICE Digital Widescreen with 1200 channels.

Very surprised they announced it as a 3 class configuration, as I didnt think Ireland would have a Market for a First class product these days. Rumours around HQ prior to the press release were that it would just be Business and Economy offered, similar to our Abu Dhabi based friends.

[Tenger]

Originally Posted by Ekdxb

Very surprised they announced it as a 3 class configuration, as I didnt think Ireland would have a Market for a First class product these days. Rumours around HQ prior to the press release were that it would just be Business and Economy offered, similar to our Abu Dhabi based friends.

I agree but perhaps the had an easier job of freeing up a 3 class A330 over a 2 class?