Aer Lingus Fleet/ Routes Discussion Pt 2 (ALL possible routes included)

Looking like all the A330 fleet is back in action now. EDY is back for UK ops, DUZ has returned from Manchester. DAA is scheduled to YYZ today and Wamos A330 is about to head back to Madrid.

Just GEY that's left to return now from storage.

Manchester - JFK flight was due to depart at 13:15 and still hasn't left yet 😬

Now EI-EIL is stuck in Chicago, gone tech, inbound flight to DUB cancelled.

One would have thought that there'd be a point where the number of cancellations has enough impact on the brand that it's worth having a spare frame available.

Those Wamos charters won't be cheap, too.

Ei-EIL is back in service, flew back in service from ORD last night

If they plan a proper route network out of MAN, especially with onward/interline connections on some other airline, then 20 (for IRL/UK) wouldn't be totally unrealistic... There is a large population around there, and India/Pakistan/East would work - a lot of attempts by HAN/POP etc. but they're start-ups.

When MAN gets it's US preclearance facility EI could do well if they have some fleet flexibility to cover tech issues when they occur, and have an established base up and running.

That said, it would be great for the rumours to materialize into actual widebody orders of any magnitude... Some of the fleet is very old and the rest is getting there, as are the cabins. Add a few years for any orders to arrive... And the phase out/in would work.

The 330neo is pretty optimal for where EI currently fly so having a mixed fleet might not be ideal,

but let's cross our fingers for the elusive WB order - whatever it is.

FR24 shows a couple of turns in the hold and then a missed approach to 09L, after which the aircraft set course for LGW.

Yes that’s the plan. Needed with CLE starting in a few weeks.

I would imagine there is background issues to make that happen. Perhaps all the flight deck were trained on A330 in advance of the removal of the NEO from Manchester base. I’m sure if they could have operated it they would.

DFW is a great hub and a very welcome development for my travels (subject to pricing, which was pretty high on the summer-only service). As EI are now part of the BA/AA transatlantic joint business thing, does it really matter to the airlines which of them within the grouping flies the route? Would be interested to know...

Just curious..

Why is DUO almost exclusively operating on the Seattle route and DAA seems permanently allocated the Toronto route.

DAA has a cabin crew rest area, surely it is fit to fly on the Seattle route too.?

Wow that is strange..

The A330-300LR's (-GAJ/GCF/EIM/EIN) have fixed-FCRC's and permanently loaded LDMCR's. DUO now similarly has the same, previously EI used to interchange LDMCR's amongst the -200 series aircraft which sometimes resulted in damage and unavailability of an LDMCR for a West Coast service which has higher staffing costs as a result.

DAA may well have an LDMCR re-loaded, however as it does not have an FCRC usually a Business Class seat is blocked off for flight crew rest, makes a lot more sense to have all 23J seats available for purchase with DUO flying the SEA route.

If you don't need the LDMCR, why carry the weight around?

So for 3 West Coast destinations (SEA/SFO/LAX) there are 5 available aircraft GAJ/GCF/EIM/EIN + DUO