Aer Lingus Fleet/Routes Discussion

goingnowhere · 30-03-2020 06:45AM

Also EIN9020 1420 today
Times UTC

4 planned for Tuesday

FlyLo · 30-03-2020 11:46AM

Anyone noticed the pictures going around on social media and in today's Independent (photo from @snoopdogmoll) from the cabin onboard the Aer Lingus flight with cargo. It doesn't appear to be Aer Lingus whatsoever. The seats are blue not green and there are curtains at the door 3 area in the centre of economy area. The EI A330 does not have curtains in this location.

Tenger · 30-03-2020 12:03PM

Already mentioned thread.
2 images being used, one has blue seats the other had grey.
Not really a big issue as the EI cabin loading will look 95% similar. No harm to it.
Only really noticeable to a geeks.

Also EI-9018 returned shortly after takeoff today. Birdstrike as EIDW feed mentioned runway inspection after it landed.
Will be interesting to see if they can get it out later or will they have to cancel.
2 more departures planned today anyway.

MJohnston · 30-03-2020 12:07PM

Tenger wrote: »

Already mentioned thread.
2 images being used, one has blue seats the other had grey.
Not really a big issue as the EI cabin loading will look 95% similar. No harm to it.
Only really noticeable to a geeks.

Also EI-9018 returned shortly after takeoff today. Birdstrike as EIDW feed mentioned runway inspection after it landed.
Will be interesting to see if they can get it out later or will they have to cancel.
2 more departures planned today anyway.

No harm to it maybe, but it points to a larger inattentiveness to factual reporting by the Indo

fishy_fishy · 30-03-2020 12:10PM

Tenger wrote: »

Also EI-9018 returned shortly after takeoff today. Birdstrike as EIDW feed mentioned runway inspection after it landed.

Would hazard a negative on that. Hours are up against max as is. Maybe they can get another crew on by this evening though.

Cookiemunster · 30-03-2020 12:15PM

MJohnston wrote: »

No harm to it maybe, but it points to a larger inattentiveness to factual reporting by the Indo

Nearly every article I saw on Saturday about the flight leaving (on multiple different sites) used a stock photo of an A320. The photo editors really don't care because they know that the vast majority won't know the difference.

trellheim · 30-03-2020 12:50PM

The photo editors really don't care because they know that the vast majority won't know the difference

And may be cheaper to print a stock image in the daily

fitzparker · 30-03-2020 02:16PM

Maybe this has been answered before but I cannot find it.

Has Aer lingus changed their direct flight time table to Miami?

Last year I flew direct on a Friday (to cruise on a saturday) now it seems direct flights are a Saturday.

Bit of a pain as most cruises sail Saturday so will miss them.

Anyone have any idea when this changed (im looking at dates in 2021)?

Sexual Chocolate · 30-03-2020 02:19PM

EI-LRA operating 137 to Boston today. Think this is the first flight in nearly a week by an LR across the Atlantic?

Cookiemunster · 30-03-2020 02:30PM

fitzparker wrote: »

Maybe this has been answered before but I cannot find it.

Has Aer lingus changed their direct flight time table to Miami?

Last year I flew direct on a Friday (to cruise on a saturday) now it seems direct flights are a Saturday.

Bit of a pain as most cruises sail Saturday so will miss them.

Anyone have any idea when this changed (im looking at dates in 2021)?

There are no dates for 2021. There won't be until late 2020 when the 2021 schedule is revealed.

billie1b · 30-03-2020 03:00PM

Tenger wrote: »

Also EI-9018 returned shortly after takeoff today. Birdstrike as EIDW feed mentioned runway inspection after it landed.
Will be interesting to see if they can get it out later or will they have to cancel.
2 more departures planned today anyway.

Fair bit of fan blade damage on No1

Inquitus · 30-03-2020 03:05PM

billie1b wrote: »

Fair bit of fan blade damage on No1

Any pics?

billie1b · 30-03-2020 03:06PM

Inquitus wrote: »

Any pics?

I do but for some reason won’t let me upload it

Inquitus · 30-03-2020 03:10PM

billie1b wrote: »

I do but for some reason won’t let me upload it

imgur.com is free

fitzparker · 30-03-2020 03:11PM

Cookiemunster wrote: »

There are no dates for 2021. There won't be until late 2020 when the 2021 schedule is revealed.

I actually found a timetable for Aer Lingus, it looks like Friday is replaced with Saturday from May

https://www.aerlingus.com/html/flights-time-table.html#/sourceAirportCode_0=DUB&destinationAirportCode_0=MIA&departureDate_0=2020-10-16&sourceAirportCode_1=MIA&destinationAirportCode_1=DUB&departureDate_1=2020-10-21&fareType=RETURN&fareCategory=ECONOMY&numAdults=1&numYoungAdults=0&numChildren=0&numInfants=0&promoCode=

Again a bit crappy for people who cruise (alot of cruises leave on Saturdays from Miami

billie1b · 30-03-2020 03:12PM

Think I got it, it’s not my image, was just sent to me by a friend from work, so I don’t know who’s it is to credit.

Inquitus · 30-03-2020 03:17PM

billie1b wrote: »

Think I got it, it’s not my image, was just sent to me by a friend from work, so I don’t know who’s it is to credit.

Thanks for that, fair bit of damage alright.

Cookiemunster · 30-03-2020 03:25PM

fitzparker wrote: »

I actually found a timetable for Aer Lingus, it looks like Friday is replaced with Saturday from May

https://www.aerlingus.com/html/flights-time-table.html#/sourceAirportCode_0=DUB&destinationAirportCode_0=MIA&departureDate_0=2020-10-16&sourceAirportCode_1=MIA&destinationAirportCode_1=DUB&departureDate_1=2020-10-21&fareType=RETURN&fareCategory=ECONOMY&numAdults=1&numYoungAdults=0&numChildren=0&numInfants=0&promoCode=

Again a bit crappy for people who cruise (alot of cruises leave on Saturdays from Miami

That goes to mid Dec 2020. Again, there are no timetables yet for 2021. There's no guarantee that EI will still be flying to MIA in 2021, never mind what days they'll be flying.

Cloudio9 · 30-03-2020 03:47PM

Inquitus wrote: »

Thanks for that, fair bit of damage alright.

Must've been a big enough bird to bend a few blades

Tenger · 30-03-2020 04:53PM

Cloudio9 wrote: »

Must've been a big enough bird to bend a few blades

The Journal article states "a flock of birds". (pinch of alt needed as always)

But certainly looks bad, can they be repaired after removal?

goingnowhere · 30-03-2020 05:02PM

Swap the engine out, could be back flying tomorrow with a bit of luck

ATC reported flames out the tail so that suggests something went down the core

Cloudio9 · 30-03-2020 05:17PM

EI-GAJ left around 5 o clock. Is that the replacement?

Inquitus · 30-03-2020 05:18PM

Cloudio9 wrote: »

EI-GAJ left around 5 o clock. Is that the replacement?

Yes, EIN9018 replacement.

California Dreamer · 30-03-2020 05:20PM

Do they generally have a spare engine or 2 hanging around?

sherology · 30-03-2020 05:25PM

Inquitus wrote: »

Yes, EIN9018 replacement.

Sweet

billy few mates · 30-03-2020 06:30PM

California Dreamer wrote: »

Do they generally have a spare engine or 2 hanging around?

Plenty of spare engines and aircraft knocking around at the moment.
If the bird(s) only went down the fan stream you can get away with just replacing the badly damaged blades and blending out the damage (depending on the extent and location) of the minor damage.
They'll have to do a boresocope to see if anything went down the core and damaged anything internally.
I wonder if the recent drop in aircraft operations has led to an upsurge in bird activity..?

joeysoap · 30-03-2020 07:34PM

billy few mates wrote: »

...........
I wonder if the recent drop in aircraft operations has led to an upsurge in bird activity..?

That thought crossed my mind too.

I’m no 100% sure AL should be flying to JFK at the moment, seems to be a hotbed, but then again I wouldn’t like to be stranded there either. I hope the cabin crew have some protection.

cson · 30-03-2020 07:34PM

fitzparker wrote: »

Again a bit crappy for people who cruise (alot of cruises leave on Saturdays from Miami

I suspect cruise ops will be severely curtailed in 2021 given the fiscal situation facing Carnival & Royal Carribean.

Stephen Strange · 30-03-2020 08:53PM

fishy_fishy wrote: »

Would hazard a negative on that. Hours are up against max as is. Maybe they can get another crew on by this evening though.

3 Beijing flights showing for tomorrow

30-03-2020 09:01PM

Stephen Strange wrote: »

3 Beijing flights showing for tomorrow

And 5 daily by Thursday.

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