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Aer Lingus Fleet/Routes Discussion

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  • #7412
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,835 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Karl8415 wrote: »
    Just wondering if the 321 LR went to Europe this morning once it came off T/A, curious to see if EI are starting it’s full utilization immediately

    Not until November.


  • #7413
    Karl8415
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭Karl8415


    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Not until November.

    Thank you for that Jamie


  • #7414
    Kev11491
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 172 ✭✭Kev11491


    Saw this on Instagram.


  • #7415
    Karl8415
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭Karl8415


    Has anyone any idea of what the fuel burn per hour is on the new LR versus the older 321’s in the fleet,I’m just curious to see the improvement that have been made in fuel saving for LRA to CPH, 20 years apart from each other


  • #7416
    Karl8415
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭Karl8415


    Kev11491 wrote: »
    Saw this on Instagram.

    That’s fantastic Kevin, looking at the stage that it’s currently in you could only assume that it’s approximately 6-8 weeks away from delivery, that is if EI take delivery of it straight away upon completion unless the do similar to GCF and park it up temporarily until leases on other frames expire


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  • #7417
    Diego Tristan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Diego Tristan


    Karl8415 wrote: »
    Just wondering if the 321 LR went to Europe this morning once it came off T/A, curious to see if EI are starting it’s full utilization immediately

    Looking at flights online today and see it's down to operate some dates for the EI156/EI157 rotation to and from LHR at the start of October.


  • #7418
    Locker10a
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    Diego Tristan wrote: »
    Looking at flights online today and see it's down to operate some dates for the EI156/EI157 rotation to and from LHR at the start of October.

    The 757 was always operated by a sub fleet of cabin crew who were exclusively trained on the 757, they were apparently the first of the crew along with pilots to be cross trained over to the neolr.
    I’m guessing that going forward all crew will be trained onto the new 321s along with the current short haul fleet but this training won’t take place until the summer schedule is wound down a bit and therefore the pool of crew wouldn’t be large enough right now to roll it out onto daily euro and TA sectors.


  • #7419
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    ^ Some of the pointy enders are typing up to A33x.


  • #7420
    mwrf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 525 ✭✭✭mwrf


    Don't think this has been posted yet
    https://youtu.be/CxWIb-CCD4c


  • #7421
    Mahony0509
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭Mahony0509


    mwrf wrote: »
    Don't think this has been posted yet
    https://youtu.be/CxWIb-CCD4c
    Anyone know why this video hasn't been publicly released?


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  • #7422
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    Mahony0509 wrote: »
    mwrf wrote: »
    Don't think this has been posted yet
    https://youtu.be/CxWIb-CCD4c
    Anyone know why this video hasn't been publicly released?

    That’s what I’ve been wondering, clearly a lot of effort has gone into it. There was also a time lapse style video of the first aircraft being constructed, it appeared on another video hosting site by the filmmaker but has since been taken down or made private.

    Airbus usually release a video commemorating the first delivery as well but this hasn’t happened either.

    Nothing on Aer Lingus’ media centre either. Big missed opportunity as pretty much all the relevant aviation sites have done their own coverage without the help of any Aer Lingus material.


  • #7423
    Lapmo_Dancer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭Lapmo_Dancer


    Locker10a wrote: »
    The 757 was always operated by a sub fleet of cabin crew who were exclusively trained on the 757

    Not true. All 757 cabin crew also operated on 320 family aircraft.


  • #7424
    Bsal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭Bsal


    I find it very strange Aer Lingus are not promoting the F out of the A321LR


  • #7425
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Karl8415 wrote: »
    Has anyone any idea of what the fuel burn per hour is on the new LR versus the older 321’s in the fleet,I’m just curious to see the improvement that have been made in fuel saving for LRA to CPH, 20 years apart from each other

    Official Airbus figure is 2200kg per hour at mach 0.75, 2400kg at .80.
    I think they claim its a 20% reduction in fuel burn


  • #7426
    sandbelter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭sandbelter


    It is possible that we are looking at no new EI transatlantic routes in 2020?

    "The IAG chief executive again outlined general plans to hugely expand transatlantic routes out of Dublin in the coming years, but said it has no immediate plans to announce new routes"

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/iag-boss-willie-walsh-cork-airport-will-not-go-out-of-business-if-charges-are-cut-941561.html


  • #7427
    HTCOne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭HTCOne


    sandbelter wrote: »
    It is possible that we are looking at no new EI transatlantic routes in 2020?

    "The IAG chief executive again outlined general plans to hugely expand transatlantic routes out of Dublin in the coming years, but said it has no immediate plans to announce new routes"

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/iag-boss-willie-walsh-cork-airport-will-not-go-out-of-business-if-charges-are-cut-941561.html

    Well they have another 7 LRs and 2 HGW 330s joining in the next 12 months, 4 757s leaving....so even if LAX & EWR leave with the 757s, that's 3 extra narrowbodies that need routes.


  • #7428
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Im thinking that increased frequency and the eventual start if DUB-YUL is all the expansion to expect for 2020.


  • #7429
    [Deleted User]
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    One of the plans I heard was triple daily Newark on 321.

    It would be good to have a few routes with a better spread of departure times. Like early am, lunchtime and post 6pm towards 9.


  • #7430
    Van.Bosch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭Van.Bosch


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    One of the plans I heard was triple daily Newark on 321.

    It would be good to have a few routes with a better spread of departure times. Like early am, lunchtime and post 6pm towards 9.

    Going from 1 to 3 would be a big leap, even on smaller aircraft. That would be 5 or 6 flights a day to the NY area.


  • #7431
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,835 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Van.Bosch wrote: »
    Going from 1 to 3 would be a big leap, even on smaller aircraft. That would be 5 or 6 flights a day to the NY area.

    x3 daily on a A321 would be less capacity than x2 daily A333.

    I do think they might struggle to obtain the slots at EWR for x3 daily.

    ________

    I do believe new routes are planned for 2020 unless something has changed recently.


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  • #7432
    Van.Bosch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭Van.Bosch


    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    x3 daily on a A321 would be less capacity than x2 daily A333.

    Agreed but i would imagine EI would test the water for demand and go with A330 and A321neo initially or 2x A321 rather than 3x.


  • #7433
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    EWR is currently daily A330 (circa 275-315 seats),
    Going 2x A321 brings capacity up to 360, but more importantly having 2 departures makes them more attractive to connections. It opens up a lot more opportunities for punters to use their service for travel.

    I can definitely see that happening as EWR is such a big onward hub. (My 2 mates in the US are United members so mostly com home via EWR)
    Adding an early JFK rotation offers additional frequency for business travelers.
    So that would be 5 NYC services per day. They could even stagger the departures from Dublin so there is a DUB-NYC flight every 2-3 hours.
    EG. 8am JFK, 11am JFK, 1pm EWR, 3pm JFK, 5pm EWR.


  • #7434
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,835 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    A321LR to LHR advanced to 1 October instead of 1 November.


  • #7435
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,835 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Tenger wrote: »
    EWR is currently daily A330 (circa 275-315 seats),
    Going 2x A321 brings capacity up to 360, but more importantly having 2 departures makes them more attractive to connections. It opens up a lot more opportunities for punters to use their service for travel.

    I can definitely see that happening as EWR is such a big onward hub. (My 2 mates in the US are United members so mostly com home via EWR)
    Adding an early JFK rotation offers additional frequency for business travelers.
    So that would be 5 NYC services per day. They could even stagger the departures from Dublin so there is a DUB-NYC flight every 2-3 hours.
    EG. 8am JFK, 11am JFK, 1pm EWR, 3pm JFK, 5pm EWR.

    Guess it depends on UA future relationship though apparently EWR is doing really well point to point.


  • #7436
    GFrye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭GFrye


    Phil.x wrote: »
    Im sorry to sound negative but I'd go out of my way to avoid flying on this type of aircraft for that type of journey.
    I'm flying DUB-IAD in December. Given a choice between flying in a "throne seat" on a 321NEO or risking ending up on EI-GEY, I'll take the 321NEO.


  • #7437
    goingnowhere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,367 ✭✭✭goingnowhere


    EI-CVA was attacked by the jet bridge at CDG last night. 529 cancelled and passengers bused to hotel.

    Unclear if the aircraft is damaged or crew timed out before engineers could inspect.


  • #7438
    Van.Bosch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭Van.Bosch


    CityJet seem to operate a rotation to CDG later in the year too.


  • #7439
    Locker10a
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    Van.Bosch wrote: »
    CityJet seem to operate a rotation to CDG later in the year too.

    Operating for EI?


  • #7440
    Van.Bosch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭Van.Bosch


    Locker10a wrote: »
    Operating for EI?

    Sorry - yes, one rotation, the last flight. Can’t seem to find it now on mobile but thought it was in December when I saw it.


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  • #7441
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    GFrye wrote: »
    I'm flying DUB-IAD in December. Given a choice between flying in a "throne seat" on a 321NEO or risking ending up on EI-GEY, I'll take the 321NEO.
    I was reading the SamChui blog yesterday, it says A321LR will be doing IAD from 29th Oct.
    DUB-PHL from Nov 1st, SNN-BOS from Jan 6th, DUB-EWR Feb 13th-Mar 10th.


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