Aer Lingus Fleet/Routes Discussion

kevinandrew · 12-05-2017 07:30PM

Certainly is...

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8528285

And here it is with EI-GAL in Ostrava back in March.

https://www.planes.cz/en/photo/1220417/a320-214-ei-gam-aer-lingus-ein-ei-ostrava-osr-lkmt

Interestingly, it looks like 'GAL had quite a lot of work left to do whereas 'GAM appears ready, at least externally in comparison to its sister aircraft.

john boye · 12-05-2017 08:26PM

kevinandrew wrote: »

Certainly is...

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8528285

And here it is with EI-GAL in Ostrava back in March.

https://www.planes.cz/en/photo/1220417/a320-214-ei-gam-aer-lingus-ein-ei-ostrava-osr-lkmt

Interestingly, it looks like 'GAL had quite a lot of work left to do whereas 'GAM appears ready, at least externally in comparison to its sister aircraft.

In the first pic, does GAM have a much bigger than normal nose gear door or am I losing it?

TheFitz13 · 12-05-2017 08:38PM

Anyone know when it's due??

kevinandrew · 12-05-2017 09:33PM

john boye wrote: »

In the first pic, does GAM have a much bigger than normal nose gear door or am I losing it?

The nose gear doors are open, usually only see this when the gear is being retracted/extended on take off/landing or during maintenance.

john boye · 12-05-2017 09:39PM

kevinandrew wrote: »

The nose gear doors are open, usually only see this when the gear is being retracted/extended on take off/landing or during maintenance.

Ah yes that makes sense now, it looked deceptive on first look.

steokeogh · 16-05-2017 08:43PM

Anyone tell me what air craft is scheduled to fly EI 129 to Toronto on Friday 19th??

jimbis · 16-05-2017 11:10PM

While we're asking, can you tell me what aircraft will be bringing me to LA on Monday 22nd? EI145 I think.

goingnowhere · 17-05-2017 11:28AM

One of DUO/DAA/LAX

colbarr · 17-05-2017 12:46PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Hopefully the poster will not experience any eifng delays with the eifng flight!

Hey, mind your Linguage!

lambayire · 18-05-2017 09:53AM

jimbis wrote: »

While we're asking, can you tell me what aircraft will be bringing me to LA on Monday 22nd? EI145 I think.

Fire Aer Lingus a tweet.
They were very helpful with an Orlando flight for me last year.

JCX BXC · 18-05-2017 10:56AM

lambayire wrote: »

Fire Aer Lingus a tweet.
They were very helpful with an Orlando flight for me last year.

Surely they won't tell you what aircraft they will be on?

I doubt the customer service even have access to this information anyway.

lambayire · 18-05-2017 11:00AM

JCX BXC wrote: »

Surely they won't tell you what aircraft they will be on?

I doubt the customer service even have access to this information anyway.

They surely did. The kids wanted to know which of the 330's they were going to Orlando on. I sent Aer Lingus a tweet about 10 days ahead and they came back to us telling us that we would be flying on Caoimhe.
Very impressive service!!:)

jimbis · 20-05-2017 01:11AM

lambayire wrote: »

They surely did. The kids wanted to know which of the 330's they were going to Orlando on. I sent Aer Lingus a tweet about 10 days ahead and they came back to us telling us that we would be flying on Caoimhe.
Very impressive service!!:)

They actually got back to me the other day on Twitter regarding my fear of flying (yes I'm a regular here but still don't like flying) saying their staff will do their upmost to look after me when on board.
I think a bump up to business class would help

TheFitz13 · 20-05-2017 09:06AM

Wonder when we will hear about the EI A350 order. I really hope they get them. I think they could work well in EI's fleet.

Cloudio9 · 20-05-2017 12:47PM

TheFitz13 wrote: »

Wonder when we will hear about the EI A350 order. I really hope they get them. I think they could work well in EI's fleet.

No one here seems to think it's happening.

Probably just makes everything a lot simpler and more efficient for a small airline to have one wide body and one narrow body.

zone 1 · 20-05-2017 01:42PM

A350 order is gone thats the talk.. A330 is the way forward for AL maybe 330NEO

Tallseabird · 20-05-2017 03:02PM

I'm flying to Orlando in September and I thought I was going to be on an A330-300 but all the flights seem to A330-200's at the minute. Is it simply an A330 and they decide which version when they know the final loads?

Cloudio9 · 20-05-2017 03:32PM

Tallseabird wrote: »

I'm flying to Orlando in September and I thought I was going to be on an A330-300 but all the flights seem to A330-200's at the minute. Is it simply an A330 and they decide which version when they know the final loads?

No it rarely changes. The larger business class cabin on the 300 is probably wasted on Orlando

kevinandrew · 20-05-2017 05:27PM

I'd say the order A350 will never really be gone until someone officially says so. With IAG's buying power and existing order book it'll always be possible that when Aer Lingus appears ready to take on the A350, IAG will allocate it to them. The same can be said for any aircraft currently on IAG's order books, Willie Walsh himself has mentioned A380s as an extreme example.

The A330neo doesn't appear to be selling as strongly as initially anticipated and progress towards its first flight has been painfully slow, I'm sure orders will pick up as on paper its set to be an excellent aircraft but that doesn't mean its the perfect fit for Aer Lingus. The A330neo offers little to no growth on current A333s, it's the same size so you're literally banking on its improved efficiency to be profitable, not such a big deal when oil remains low.

A larger aircraft like the A350 provides growth and the ability to generate extra revenue through more seats, improved products and even another class cabin. Aer Lingus themselves prior to the IAG take over evaluated the A330neo but decided the A350 still offered a superior cost position over the A330neo even when carrying the same amount of passengers as the A330-200, this was with in service data for the A350 available to Aer Lingus.

The A330neo would be a good aircraft if Aer Lingus saw little growth on core routes in the future, this is how Hawaiian settled for the aircraft, they originally ordered the A350-800 due to its smaller size but it was too heavy for an aircraft that carried less passengers, Airbus quietly discontinued it and HA opted for the A330neo. Aer Lingus has always had the A350-900 on order, they wanted the increased size and as recently as a 2 years ago still saw it as a better option than the A330neo.

It's now up to IAG if and when Aer Lingus get the A350, management have to prove there's a business case for it so IAG can commit to the investment and I expected within 3-5 years the long haul network will have matured enough to provide that business case.

HTCOne · 22-05-2017 12:18AM

Okay, when EI first took the A330, they had 4, correct?

Then they leased in a MD-11 or L1011 for high summer, serving BOS, JFK, EWR + ORD, am I right so far? This equals 4-5 long haul aircraft depending on season.

At the end of this year, they'll have 11 A330s (EI-EWR returning to lessor I believe) plus 4 leased B752 equals 15 long haul aircraft.

2 more A333s next year I've heard?

Then 7 A321LRs replacing 4 B752s

Oil is expected to stay low for 2 reasons: 1) Fracking in North America making the US a net exporter for the first time since the 70s
2) The huge advances and subsidies for electric cars like that new affordable tesla.

As a result of low oil price, it's cheaper now for airlines to buy/lease A330CEOs, B767s, B777s than financing A350s or 787s.

The magic word is "yield". You get better yield from business and frequent travellers, who prefer frequency to make the most of their time. So for example 2 x daily A330s to JFK carry the cargo and the VFR pax + 2 x A321LR to carry the high yield pax at unusual times makes good sense.

Hubs are about frequency as much as capacity.

Ireland itself is a very seasonal market, build the hub and the A359 makes sense for EI, unti then it's too much aircraft in my opinion.

HTCOne · 22-05-2017 03:52PM

I see a Titan 757 on the EWR flight today, did a 330 go bang? EI-GAJ is ready for delivery since yesterday no?

Bussywussy · 22-05-2017 04:01PM

There's one got damaged by equipment in JFK,GAJ will be due to arrive tomorrow night or weds

alancostello · 24-05-2017 12:57PM

EI-GAJ arrived last night ferried in from Toulouse

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ei991#d7cbbb9

A319er · 24-05-2017 01:23PM

In service today EI 109

MICKEYG · 24-05-2017 04:51PM

A319er wrote: »

In service today EI 109

Only 6 of the 333's in service today. Will they be keeping one as a spare each day over the summer?

alancostello · 24-05-2017 04:53PM

MICKEYG wrote: »

Only 6 of the 333's in service today. Will they be keeping one as a spare each day over the summer?

EI-FNG is gone to Bordeaux for maintenance after an issue in New York, might explain it?

A319er · 24-05-2017 05:21PM

FNG out of service for a few weeks so ad hoc hire ins will occur
Damaged in JFK 20 May went to Airbus for some major repairs yesterday

!

MICKEYG · 24-05-2017 08:40PM

Shame. Were all 7 due to fly today?
Maybe EI-GAJ entering service early?

Asking as wondering was a frequency increase planned with new plane?

I assume another frame is needed for Miami in September,

Tenger · 24-05-2017 09:41PM

MICKEYG wrote: »

Shame. Were all 7 due to fly today?
Maybe EI-GAJ entering service early?

Asking as wondering was a frequency increase planned with new plane?

I assume another frame is needed for Miami in September,

I was looking at this a while back, looking at the schedule from May 26th on aer lingus site.
Double daily to JFK,BOS and ORD. Daily to SFO, EWR, YYZ and LAX. So thats 10 aircraft already, MCO has gone to 4 a week.
Looks to me like a 'spare' aircraft 3 days a week.
But the fact that you cant operate Dublin to West Coast in 24 hours means you might have a cycle of maybe 4 aircraft doing a pattern SFO/MCO/LAX/EWR/SFO etc etc to keep them covered. Perhaps the A332's are doing something like that?
B757 meanwhile are operating SNN-JFK/BOS and DUB-BDL/IAD.
Busy Summer for EI.

Schedule on website shows a drop in frequency past Sept on some routes, must be to fit in the DUB-MIA route,or just normal post peak demand reduction. No idea when the next A330 is arriving.

Bussywussy · 24-05-2017 09:48PM

you need downtime for maintenance.A checks etc etc..and GAJ will operate west coast ops as its HGW and fitted with crew rests

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