Aer Lingus Fleet/Routes Discussion

goingnowhere · 16-08-2018 02:23PM

Return to base is normal protocol as the facilities to repair are on hand. Worst case is get an aircraft stuck 11 hours down country without support and having to pay a fortune to park up, fly people out to fix etc.

Jamie2k9 · 16-08-2018 02:29PM

Mike will say its the daa fault they were damaged!

Staff are busy but is inexperience amoung seasonal handlers for jetways the problem. So close together after a relatively reliable summer is strange. Prehaps the wrong A330 should have stayed...

Bussywussy · 16-08-2018 02:34PM

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Mike will say its the daa fault they were damaged!

Staff are busy but is inexperience amoung seasonal handlers for jetways the problem. So close together after a relatively reliable summer is strange. Prehaps the wrong A330 should have stayed...

Not sure about other handling companies or EI but are newbie seasonal staff allowed drive jetways???

Jamie2k9 · 16-08-2018 02:46PM

Bussywussy wrote: »

Not sure about other handling companies or EI but are newbie seasonal staff allowed drive jetways???

Wouldn't have thaught so but if staffing is a problem perhaps it happened.

trellheim · 16-08-2018 02:51PM

Aren't you going to tell the viewers WHY she was called home?

at this stage normally the ship has leaked like a sieve, nothing on source, nothing on avherald, if we can talk about that amount of airbridge damage, we should be able to find out why EI-LAX had to turn back... given the amount of time she's been AOG ..... oh come on someone spill the beans

vectorvictor · 16-08-2018 03:16PM

trellheim wrote: »

or find some parts on the ground lol

I suppose liveatc archives would give us the answer if anyone has a few hours on their hands to go trawling and figure out the frequency for the time/location

16-08-2018 03:53PM

vectorvictor wrote: »

I suppose liveatc archives would give us the answer if anyone has a few hours on their hands to go trawling and figure out the frequency for the time/location

LiveATC wouldn’t give you the answer either I’ll save you the trouble. The conversation was had via satcomms.

NH2013 · 16-08-2018 04:06PM

From what I've heard/picked up; GCF, LAX and DUZ all suffered jetbridge damage, ELA got an unscheduled engine change the other day due to oil burn issues and stole one of GCF's engines, which now also has to be replaced.

California Dreamer · 16-08-2018 04:26PM

Perhaps QR could loan them another A330 like the one coming in on Friday morning.

Bussywussy · 16-08-2018 04:32PM

vectorvictor wrote: »

NH2013 wrote: »

From what I've heard/picked up; GCF, LAX and DUZ all suffered jetbridge damage, ELA got an unscheduled engine change the other day due to oil burn issues and stole one of GCF's engines, which now also has to be replaced.

Thanks. Doesn't explain how LAX is jet bridge damaged yet despatched and returned from down route. Or perhaps return was for another reason and it got a bash on return?

LAX bash happened a while back but it was Airbus who requested further inspection and further repair to what was done I'm told... That's why they turned back..instead of trying to get it done in LAX

Mebuntu · 16-08-2018 05:14PM

Current state of T/A fleet delays per EI Flight Info:

123 Chicago 11.30 now 17.45
147 SFO Dept 3 hours late
131 Hartford Dept 1 hour late
145 LAX Dept 1.5 hours late
125 Chicago 15.50 now 17.20
121 Orlando Dept 1.5 hours late
109 JFK 16.10 now 18.20
139 BOS 16.20 now "Next departure information update for EI 139 will be available August 16, 17:30"

mx5ire · 16-08-2018 05:18PM

The two chicago ones and the JFK one are now gone later again....
My wife is on 124 tonight and i am on 101 next monday, hope it improves....

goingnowhere · 16-08-2018 05:22PM

FNG on 123 is pushing back right now

mx5ire · 16-08-2018 06:01PM

125 has left, 123 still seems to be there ??

Mebuntu · 16-08-2018 06:26PM

mx5ire wrote: »

125 has left, 123 still seems to be there ??

You're right. 123 now taxiing per EI website.

123 finally airborne per flightradar24

Jamie2k9 · 16-08-2018 07:15PM

California Dreamer wrote: »

Perhaps QR could loan them another A330 like the one coming in on Friday morning.

Assume EI will crew given the type?

joeysoap · 16-08-2018 08:08PM

I was on an AL flight out of Faro yesterday. Departure due 15:10. AL bus passenger from gate to airplane at Faro. At approx 15:00 two passengers boarded, sat beside me in row 8. Turns out they were shopping and didn’t hear the announcements or see the flight on the boards

They also had walking difficulties, so had assistive as well.

We still took off on time, and landed on time despite a queue (weather related according to the pilot) over Dublin.

Sometimes AL are miles better than other airlines, this was one.

16-08-2018 08:09PM

California Dreamer wrote: »

Perhaps QR could loan them another A330 like the one coming in on Friday morning.

Is that not just coming in for painting ?

kub · 16-08-2018 08:22PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Is that not just coming in for painting ?

Or a case of desperate times and desperate measures

?

vectorvictor · 16-08-2018 08:30PM

kub wrote: »

Or a case of desperate times and desperate measures ?

Yes Qatar, we needed to test the paint so took it for a quick spin to JFK and back (10 times)

Karl8415 · 16-08-2018 08:38PM

Has anyone heard any rumors about these new TA routes that are due to be announced as promised

Karl8415 · 16-08-2018 08:42PM

I c DUZ is on the move in Dublin,looks like it’s ready to hit the sky’s as 139

California Dreamer · 16-08-2018 08:43PM

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Assume EI will crew given the type?

Tongue in cheek comment. No matter, that flight isn't happening anyway.

Bussywussy · 16-08-2018 08:57PM

Karl8415 wrote: »

Has anyone heard any rumors about these new TA routes that are due to be announced as promised

Probably none if the IAA start looking at how the place is run

Karl8415 · 16-08-2018 09:16PM

Bussywussy wrote: »

Probably none if the IAA start looking at how the place is run

That’s comical,but true because if uve 3 aircraft damaged in such a short period of time and all due to air bridges it does point to staff multi tasking,no wonder EI are making the turnover figures that they are if they don’t have sufficient man power,buddy of mine works on the ramp in ork and he’s saying Excatly same thing,he said their doing everything from marshalling to cleaning and baggage to pushbacks

Bussywussy · 16-08-2018 09:36PM

Karl8415 wrote: »

Bussywussy wrote: »

Probably none if the IAA start looking at how the place is run

That’s comical,but true because if uve 3 aircraft damaged in such a short period of time and all due to air bridges it does point to staff multi tasking,no wonder EI are making the turnover figures that they are if they don’t have sufficient man power,buddy of mine works on the ramp in ork and he’s saying Excatly same thing,he said their doing everything from marshalling to cleaning and baggage to pushbacks

Also probably down to how many engineers on the books are bashers... probably very few

billie1b · 16-08-2018 11:17PM

EI-LAX left Dublin the other night after the aircraft was signed off to depart by the line engineer. It was only after it took off that they realised it was out of service hours so couldn’t continue on to LAX, thats why it came back, after it landed back in DUB it got a smack of the airbridge, now out til Sunday due to fook all maintenance staff to handle 3 tech 330’s at once.

Third_Echelon · 16-08-2018 11:19PM

billie1b wrote: »

EI-LAX left Dublin the other night after the aircraft was signed off to depart by the line engineer. It was only after it took off that they realised it was out of service hours so couldn’t continue on to LAX, thats why it came back, after it landed back in DUB it got a smack of the airbridge, now out til Sunday due to fook all maintenance staff to handle 3 tech 330’s at once.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph! ***facepalm***

Bussywussy · 17-08-2018 12:04AM

billie1b wrote: »

EI-LAX left Dublin the other night after the aircraft was signed off to depart by the line engineer. It was only after it took off that they realised it was out of service hours so couldn’t continue on to LAX, thats why it came back, after it landed back in DUB it got a smack of the airbridge, now out til Sunday due to fook all maintenance staff to handle 3 tech 330’s at once.

That's not true about service hours and an engineer signing it off Willy nilly and getting hit with bridge after it landed....I got the spiel today off someone there..it had a repair authorization after a jetbridge hit last week.....Airbus weren't happy with it because of similar damage on another aircraft so they pulled it..the rest about not enough engineers is completely true....

Mebuntu · 17-08-2018 10:34AM

basill wrote: »

I wouldn't read to much into the late push backs of the AL TA fleet. Most likely CBP delays and waiting for connecting passengers. The latter no doubt delayed on inbounds due to the Dublin Airport infrastructure.

Everyone else is to blame for Aer Lingus Transatlantic delays?

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